Information from Wholesale, Retail, and Manufacturer’s Catalogs
Hofman Jewelry Company
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.