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Reton Bros. & Co. & Co. - Marinette, Wis. is a private label pocket watch in Seth Thomas 18-size hunting Model 2 with 15 jewels, a nickel finish, a micrometric regulator, and it is not adjusted. The movement is grade 171. The private label is on the dial and on the movement.
John & Neils Reton, born in 1867 and 1868 respectively in Norway, were the Reton Brothers Jewelers located at 437 and 439 Main Street in Stevens Point Wisconsin. The store opened its doors in 1886 and remained open until the death of John Reton in 1936. Nels Reton who had left the business some years died in 1941.
It has not yet been possible to discover a connection between any Reton Bros & Co. firm and a Marinette, Wisconsin location, one hundred fifty miles away from Stevens Point Wisconsin.
The postcard photographs below show Main Street at the turn of the twentieth century when Reton Bros. & Co. & Co. operated their jewelry store there.
The top-left advertisement appeared in The Stevens Point Journal on Saturday December 10, 1887, on page 5. The top-center advertisement starting in the top row appeared in The Stevens Point Journal on Saturday December 25, 1887, on page 4. The top-right advertisement appeared in The Stevens Point Journal on Saturday December 14, 1895, on page 4.
The center-left advertisement appeared in Stevens Point Journal on Thursday December 21, 1905, on page 8. The center-right advertisement appeared in The Gazette and Stevens Point Journal on Wednesday April 24, 1901, on page 5.
The next advertisement appeared in Stevens Point Journal on Thursday February 16, 1910, on page 1.
The next advertisement appeared in The Gazette and Stevens Point Journal on Wednesday Dec 13, 1911, on page 2.
The obituary of John Reton appeared in Stevens Point Journal on Wednesday December 23, 1936, on page 1.
Reton Bros. & Co. - Marinette, Wis. (Not in STFS Collection)
EA 806 – Reton Bros. & Co. & Co. - Marinette, Wis. – 18-size – Model 2 – Serial Number X– 15 Jewels - Grade 171
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