H. J. Zimmerman - Milan, Mich. is a private label in Seth Thomas Model 3. It is an 1894 Seth Thomas open-face 18-size Model 3 pocket watch, manufactured with a nickel finished 3/4 plate, 15 jewels, and it is not adjusted. The movement is stem wound and lever set, with a flat hair spring and micrometric regulator. Its serial number is 73259, and its grade is Seth Thomas numbered grade 170. The private label movement is signed “Made For - H. J. Zimmerman - Milan, Mich.”.
The movement presents with an 18-size H. J. Zimmerman private label Roman dial with a ring minute track and no marginals. It is fitted with Seth Thomas #1285 blued Morning Glory hands, 18-size.
“Made For - H. J. Zimmerman - Milan, Mich.” is a private label within Seth Thomas Model 3.
Harrison Jason Zimmerman, born January 13, 1841, in Clyde, New York, became a jeweler in Silver Creek, Ohio according to the 1880 US Census. The 1900 US Census reports that he was a jeweler in Milan, Michigan. H. J. Zimmerman died on January 19, 1906, at the age of 65.
The postcard photographs below show Milan, Michigan at the turn of the twentieth century when H. J. Zimmerman operated his jewelry store on there.
The article on the left appeared in The Ann Arbor Argus on Friday August 5, 1892, on page 2. The Remembrance of H. J. Zimmerman appeared in the St. Joseph Daily Press on Monday January 22, 1906, on page 7.
H. J. Zimmerman - Milan, Mich.
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