Charles Henry Ingersoll (Charles Henry Ingersoll)

Charles Henry Ingersoll

Co-founder of the Ingersoll Watch Company, with his brother Robert Ingersoll in 1892. Their company made the ‘Yankee’, a popular, inexpensive watch that sold for a $1.00, a day’s pay at that time. By 1899 they were mass producing 8,000 watches a day. In 1917 they introduced the ‘Reliance’, another popular watch. By the end of World War I they had sold over 50 million watches.  In 1922 they sold to Waterbury Clock, who continued to use the company’s name. (bio by: Ginny M)  Family links:  Spouse:  Eleanor Ramsey Bond Ingersoll (1869 – 1928)* *Calculated relationship

Born

  • October, 29, 1865
  • USA

Died

  • September, 09, 1948
  • USA

Cemetery

  • Mount Hebron Cemetery
  • USA

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