CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter ii
2. CONTENTS xi
3. ILLUSTRATIONS xvii
4. TABLES xix
5. EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION xxi
6. AUTHOR’S PREFACE xxvii
7. CHRONOLOGY xxxi
8. CHAPTER I. SOURCES OF A NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRY 1850 3
9. CHAPTER II. SUCCESS AND FAILURE 15
10. CHAPTER III. SALVAGING DENNISON’S ENTERPRISE 21
11. CHAPTER IV. THE GOLDEN AGE, 1859-1882 40
12. CHAPTER V. COMPETITION IN THE WATCH INDUSTRY 1864-1907 71
13. CHAPTER VI. THE DECAY OF MANAGEMENT , 1910-1921 91
14. CHAPTER VII. CONTROL BY COMMERCIAL BANKS 118
15. CHAPTER VIII. REORGANIZATION , 1923 128
16. CHAPTER IX. MANAGEMENT ANDINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 151
17. CHAPTER X. THE DUMAINE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION 160
18. CHAPTER XI. THE STRIKE, 1924 171
19. CHAPTER XII. DUMAINE’S BUSINESS POLICIES 192
20. CHAPTER XIII. DEPRESSION AND RECOVERY, 1929 TO 1935 207
21. CHAPTER XIV. PROBLEMS IN PRODUCTION 224
22. CHAPTER XV. PROBLEMS OF DISTRIBUTION 242
23. CHAPTER XVI. FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT 262
24. CHAPTER XVII. A CHANGE IN STRATEGY 276
25. APPENDIX A. PARTNERS AND OFFICERS OF THE WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY AND ANTECEDENTS 291
26. APPENDIX B. DIRECTORS OF THE WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY AND ANTECEDENTS 293
27. APPENDIX C. SOURCES OF CAPITAL OF THE WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY 296
28. APPENDIX D. TYPES OF STOCKHOLDERS IN THE WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY 299
29. APPENDIX E. A PARTIAL LIST OF WATCH MANUFACTURERS IN THE UNITED STATES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 301
30. APPENDIX F. FINANCIAL RECORD OF PRESIDENT DUMAINE 309
31. NOTES AND REFERENCES 311
32. INDEX 347