In this video, we discuss how to tell whether your pocket watch case is original to the movement and what to look for when evaluating a pocket watch. Extra screw marks around the rim or the case style being inappropriate for the movement are two signs...
c.1892 New York Standard Grade 41 (18-Size, Model 6, 11 Jewels) Dial c.1892 New York Standard Grade 41 (18-Size, Model 6, 11 Jewels). In 1892, in an attempt to increase.
A Diagram of an Escapement That Has Become "Overbanked" or "Out of Action" Published in "The Lever Escapement" (Book 10) by C.T. Higginbotham Describing The Problem When the impulse jewel.
Cornell Watch Co. #22694 - Private Label for M.S. Elmore & Co. Sunday Share: c.1874 Cornell Watch Company private label sold to M.S. Elmore & Co. of Flint, Michigan. Recently, I have been working to reconstruct the production serial numbers to create a lookup engine for...
In this video, I sort through a small set of ephemera items I recently purchased at an auction by Jones & Horan. Items include a paperweight promoting the Crescent Watch.
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c.1866 CDV of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey c.1866 CDV of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey (Reverse) If I could magically be transported to one of the original watch factories to see it in person, this...
c.1912 Postcard of the Fahy's Watch Case Company Factory in Sag Harbor, Long Island c.1912 Postcard of the Fahy's Watch Case Company Factory in Sag Harbor, Long Island. In the.
Photo by Simona Sergi on Unsplash Did you know the Elgin National Watch Company used more than 40 loaves of fresh bread each day? The Baltimore SunBaltimore, Maryland19 Jan 1908,.
This post was originally published by Miquel Angel Cladera on his exceptional blog at SaFonaGastroCrono. The English translation has been provided by Google Translate with minor edits for proper clarification. Throughout the entries that we have been presenting in our Railway section, we have been showing how the...