NAWCC Bulletin
April 2000 Volume 42/2 Number 325
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About the Cover

On our front cover, courtesy of the National Watch and Clock Museum, "My Elgin's All Right." The "Elgin Boy" was used on Elgin trade cards and other advertising media at least as early as 1889. The boy's hat and clothes are tattered from being in a fight, but the boy proclaims, "My Elgin's all right." The ad generally touts the ruggedness of Elgin watches, but may have specifically been aimed at selling 14-size "boys" watches advertised by Elgin. Besides cards of various sizes, the motif appeared on 18-inch tall oak veneered plywood boards, with the boy and the motto appearing in large colored transfer decals by the Meyercord Co. of Chicago. Information courtesy Mike Harrold. See his article on Washington-style watchmaking on page 149.