Information from Wholesale, Retail, and Manufacturer’s Catalogs
Hofman Jewelry Company
Including:
1909-1910 Hofman Jewelry Company Catalogue No. 27
1913 Hofman Jewelry Company Catalogue No. 28
Hofman Jewelry Company Special Circular No. 32
1909-1910 The Hofman Jewelry Company Catalogue No. 27
Republic U.S.A. is a private label in Seth Thomas 18-size Model 12 and Model 13, and 6-size Model 18, Model 19, and Model 24. The Pocket Watch Data reports that Seth Thomas was one of the manufactures making Republic U.S.A. movements for the Illinois Watch Case Company. Republic U.S.A. pocket watches were sold in the catalogs of N. Shure Company, Butler Brothers, J.M. Smyth, Hofman Jewelry Company, and others.
1913 Hofman Jewelry Company Catalogue No. 28
These catalog pages from the 1913 Hofman Jewelry Company’s catalog are advertising pocket watch cases manufactured by the Illinois Watch Case Company. The Illinois Watch Case Company contracted the Seth Thomas Watch Company to manufacture private label Republic U.S.A. pocket watches for them. Republic U.S.A. movements were manufactured in Seth Thomas 18-size Model 12 and Model 13, and 6-size Model 18, Model 19, and Model 24.
