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ANTIQUE Dated 1874 HOWLAND & HAYDEN WATCH MAKERS and JEWELERS BATH MAINE 13 Inch WATCH CHAIN with KEY EXCELLENT CONDITION / ... DATED SEPTEMBER 1874 ... / ...In 1829, when he was 20, John Hayden started a watch and jewelry business. In 1863 he sold it to Howland and Donnell, who had both been his apprentices and journeymen. ... / BRASS WATCH CHAIN WITH BUTTON INSERT AND KEY / WATCH KEY SIDE A READS: ... HOWLAND & HAYDEN ... BATH ME. ... (In Relief) / SIDE B READS: ...WATCH MAKERS AND JEWELERS ... / LOOP ON KEY READS: ... SEPT. 1874 ... (See Photographs) / LOOP SIDE B READS: ...PATENTED ... / CHAIN MEASURES 13 INCHES LONG / TOTAL WEIGHT= 30.4 GRAMS / BUTTON HOLE INSERT MEASURES 1.50 INCHES LONG / VERY SLIGHT RANDOM SURFACE OXIDATION / NO DAMAGE / GREAT CONDITION / PLEASE SEE 12 PHOTOGRAPHS ABOVE / EXCELLENT CONDITION / FREE PRIORITY CLASS SHIPPING WITH TRACKING INCLUDED.

HOWLAND & HAYDEN WATCH MAKERS and JEWELERS

Merchants John T. Howland and Calvin C. Donnell, dealers in watches and jewelry, at 106 Front Street in Bath. This location was long occupied by jewelers, beginning in the late 1820s with John Hayden, followed by Howland and Donnell in 1863, Howland and Hayden (Charles F.) in the early 1870s, Charles Harriman in 1890, and Hall & Hunt after Harriman's death in 1933. In the 1960s the business changed to a children's clothing store.......//////... John Hayden ...In 1829, when he was 20, John Hayden started a watch and jewelry business. In 1863 he sold it to Howland and Donnell, who had both been his apprentices and journeymen. ... Born: 20 Sep 1808, Bath ME / Marriage: Martha Ann Brown on 13 Feb 1831 in Bath ME / Died: abt 1892, Bath ME ... //////...General notes: ... Jeweler.... Events in his life were:He worked from 1829 to 1863 as a jeweler and watchmaker in Bath MEHe eventually sold out to his former apprentices and journeymen, John Howland and Calvin C. Donnell. Bath ME: He served as a state representative in 1850, 1863, and 1865. He was elected mayor in 1866.He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Bath ME, listed as a watchmaker.He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Bath ME, listed a city assessor of taxes. John married Martha Ann Brown on 13 Feb 1831 in Bath ME. (Martha Ann Brown was born on 26 Jul 1810 in Bath ME and died on 9 Apr 1893 in Bath ME.

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EXCELLENT CONDITION~PLEASE SEE MY PHOTOGRAPHS for the Details~ This will make An Excellent Addition to your Collections.

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