Enfield Clock Company, London, Preroria Road, Established in 1929, Founder Carl Schatz. Schatz Ltd. Bradford Ave, London established a clock factory like August Schatz in Triberg Germany-Black Forest (I've been there). Ernest Will once a director of the Smith Clock and Watch Division became a close associate of Carl Schatz. At the new premises at Preroria Road, London, N18, the clock making machinery exclusively imported from Germany with a crew of Black Forest Clockmakers and a technical staff under the management of Freddy Kienzle. The first production line introduced to the market in February 1932. Soon the Enfield enterprise faced stiff competion from Junghans, Kienzle and others from Germany. The production and market organization of Enfield merger with Smiths Industries resulted in the weekly production of: 1,200 Strike movement 200 Westminster chime movements 200 Westminster/Whittington chime movements 2,000 30 hour 3 5/8" drum movements All done with 140 employees working 8 am - 6 pm Mon-Fri. and 8am-1pm on Sat. Business was very good in 1934. By the end of 1935, weight driven Grandfather and Grandmother movements and wall Regulators complimented the production program. In 1935/36 the 14 day movement was added. Dupont Brothers, a tally business (door to door selling offering credit terms) boosted the production with an order of 25,000 clock movements. Orders form the trade also poured in. Enfield was on solid ground. The de Luxe range "Enfield Royal" Westminister movement was added to the line of movements. With the outbreak of WWI the entire factory was converted into a military defense plant, clock production came to a halt. The factory escaped damage during the war. When peace was declared the Enfield enterprise returned to a modest production of 2" movements, Smiths Industries now known as the Anglo-Celtic Watch Co. factory in Wales closed the plant at Preroria. In 1955, the Welsh-Enfield Clock Co. now under Smiths Industry changed to a production line of watch cases. Ultimately all clock production was phased out. Machinery and tools were sold as scrap steel. Freedy Kienzle retired, so ended the story of the Enfield Clock Co. Tim Sweet TIMEKEEPR2@AOL.COM M.O.S.T (MY OWN SWEET TIME) WATCH COMPANY. 14002 Tuckey Lane El Paso, Tx, 79927 (915) 852-2409 (See my add in the MART) Requests and comments welcome enjoy