Brearley, Harry Chase, 1870-, Ingersoll, Robt. H., & Bro · New York, Pub. by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Robert H. Ingersol & Bros. · leaf 222
everything else. Not one person outof hundreds, in a countr>^ where a living must be wrungfrom the soil by means of hard work, could afford to ownanything so expensive as a watch,but every one felt it nec-essary to have a clock, if possible, and it became one ofthe greatest treasures of the… … Hozu An American Industry Came on Horseback at low cost. What was needed, therefore, was a clock thatwould keep time and cost not a cent more than was abso-lutely necessary. The American industry was forced tostart upon a basis entirely different from that of Europe. As Eli Terrys business grew, he…
Time measurements · Clocks and watches
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