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Ball & Co to Ball Watch Co name change? "Click" to Login or Register 
Donald D. McGregor
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When did they change the nomenclature from "Ball & Co." to "Ball Watch Co."?
 
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Edward L. Parsons, Jr.
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The name change occurred in the early years of the 20th century. There's no hard and fast date because of the time needed to use up stocks of the Ball & Co.-marked components, which varied from model to model. Remember, they never threw any usable parts away.

I think it's safe to say the transition was complete by 1906.


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Ed
 
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Bill Kapp
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I think the first Hamilton Ball 18sz Ball Watch Co mvmt was 90751. It was a commercial standard model. The first Hamilton Ball Watch Co ORRS was 118551.

Discussions and theories about transition times usually involve dials.

happy hunting
 
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