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