Manufacturer. He so-founder of the Ingersoll Watch Company, with his brother Robert Ingersoll in 1892. Their company made the ‘Yankee', a popular, inexpensive watch that sold for a $1.00, a day's pay at that time. By 1899 they were mass producing 8,000 watches a day. In 1917 they introduced the ‘Reliance', another popular watch. By the end of World War I they had sold over 50 million watches. In 1922 they sold to Waterbury Clock, who continued to use the company's name.
Manufacturer. He so-founder of the Ingersoll Watch Company, with his brother Robert Ingersoll in 1892. Their company made the ‘Yankee', a popular, inexpensive watch that sold for a $1.00, a day's pay at that time. By 1899 they were mass producing 8,000 watches a day. In 1917 they introduced the ‘Reliance', another popular watch. By the end of World War I they had sold over 50 million watches. In 1922 they sold to Waterbury Clock, who continued to use the company's name.
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