Elgin in Kane County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Illinois Watch Case Company
(1890-1963)
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 20, 2017
1. Illinois Watch Case Company Marker
A subsidiary produced jewelry goods, lockets, cigarette lighters, and the famed "Elgin American" ladies compacts. During World War II, the company won an Army-Navy excellence award for its production of mortar shells and war-related materials.
Foreign competition and a changing market eventually led to an end of production in the early 1960s.
text from Illinois State Historical Society
Erected 2007 by the Elgin Heritage Commission and the Illinois State Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list.
Location. 42° 3.136′ N, 88° 16.262′ W. Marker is in Elgin, Illinois, in Kane County. It is at the intersection of Dundee Avenue and Chester Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Dundee Avenue. Marker was on the northeast
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elgin (within shouting distance of this marker); Sigi Psimenos (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lord Memorial Museum (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Elgin Public Museum (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pioneer Log Cabin of the 1830s (approx. 0.8 miles away); Phyllis Jones Tilley (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mary Newsome Wheeler (approx. 0.8 miles away); La Verne Newsome (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elgin.
More about this marker. The historical marker was stolen from the site in early February 2012. The building complex was razed in the summer of 2011. The marker
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 20, 2017
2. Illinois Watch Case Company Marker
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 20, 2017
3. Illinois Watch Case Company Marker
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