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Henry Goll & Co.

New York, New York

Henry Goll & Co.

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Location: New York, New York

Years of Operation: 1872-c.1921

Manufactured specialty gold cases and offered case repair services as the "Watch Case Sanitarium." Henry Goll & Co. purchased the business of Henry E. Droz in the 1870s.

Specialty: Case Repair and Specialty Case Manufacturing

Henry A.W. Golld was born in Biala, Poland in 1838 and learned to make watch cases in Switzerland as a young boy. At age 17, he moved to Philadelphia where he was employed by the Jacot firm. In 1872, he moved to New York and formed a partnership with G. Racle, operating at 92 Fulton St. Goll continued the business under the name Henry Goll & Co. after the death of Racle.

Around 1910, the business was moved from 4/6 Liberty Place to 49 Maiden Lane.

Henry A.W. Goll retired around 1914 and died of heart failure in 1921.

[Biography information sourced from an article of Goll's death in the February 2, 1921 issue of The Jewelers' Circular].

Company Timeline

1872

Henry Goll & Co. begins operations.

1921

Henry Goll & Co. ceases operations.