Skirt lengths, watch sales reflected past Elgin economy

from Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum · host Elgin History Museum

When fashionable skirt lengths rose above the knee, Elgin National Watch Company profits seemed to rise as well. Coincidence? You be the judge after listening to this echo from November 9, 1997.

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