M. J. Abbott - Forest Grove, OR. is a private label pocket watch line manufactured by Seth Thomas and identified by Roy Ehrhardt in his Identification and Price Guide to American Pocket Watches from Beginning to End.
Mayne (Maynard) James Abbott was a jeweler and optician in Forest Grove Oregon from 1900 through the 1930’s. The top advertisement below appeared in the Oregon News in 1910 and the bottom ad appeared in the Forest Grove Express in 1916.
M. J. Abbott - Forest Grove, OR. (Not in STFS Collection)
EA 803-823 – M. J. Abbott - Forest Grove, OR. – X-size – Model X – Serial# X – X Jewels - Grade X
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