23 former Dueber-Hampden watchmakers, engravers and various other technicians were hired, for one year, to help train the Russian workers in the art of watch making at The First State Watch Factory, Moscow. The machinery and tools were sold to the Amtorg Trading Corporation, one of Soviet RussiaвЂ™s buying agencies in the US, for $329.000.

Unfortunately for Canton residents, in 1927 the company went bankrupt, finally ceasing operations in the city in 1930. This antique Hampden Molly Stark Dueber Special pocket watch comes with a tag providing details regarding it saying it winds but does not run so it is being sold as is. Thanks to these two companies, Canton became an important center for watch manufacturing in the United States of America. This watch, the Dueber-Hampden Grade The Dueber Watch named after the companyвЂ™s founder, was one of the. First, in 1890 the company produced the first size 16 watch, and then in 1891 Dueber-Hampden was the first company to offer a 23 jewel pocket watch in America. In 1890, Canton's population was 26,337 people. The Dueber-Hampden Watch Company made horological history not once, but twice. In 1888, the companies' first year in Canton, the firms employed 2,300 Canton residents. The Dueber Watch Case Company and the Hampden Watch Company quickly became two of Canton's largest employers. In 1923, the two companies formally united together, becoming known as the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company.

The Dueber Watch Case Company produced the cases for the watches that the Hampden Watch Company manufactured. In this new location, the two companies shared manufacturing facilities. In 1888 Dueber relocated the Dueber Watch Case Company from Newport and the Hampden Watch Company from Springfield to Canton, Ohio. The Hampden Watch Company's product so impressed Dueber that in 1886 he purchased a controlling interest in this company. The Dueber Watch Case Company provided the casings to watch manufacturers, including the Hampden Watch Company, which was located in Springfield, Massachusetts.

This firm manufactured cases that held the internal workings of watches. In 1864, John Dueber founded the Dueber Watch Case Company in Newport, Kentucky. The Dueber Watch Case Company was an important employer in Canton, Ohio during the late 1800s and the early 1900s.

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