China Revolutionized (1913)
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John Stuart Thomson's nonfiction study describes China's 1911 revolution, the early Republic, and the commercial and political changes surrounding the new government. (Open Library)
Watches
- Longines watch
- In a discussion of trade-marks in China, Thomson notes that the Longines Watch Company used a Chinese lily and winged hour-glass mark as Chinese buyers became important customers for timekeepers.
Source text: "The Longines Watch Company, of Paris, uses a Chinese lily in a vase and a winged hour-glass." (Project Gutenberg ebook 57247)