It features an accurate and durable swiss made movement. Dueberhampden molly stark gold filled pocket watch ebth. You may want to read this about waltham pocket watch. My question is thisand i will send links to photosthe case 14k goldfilled or 14k solid. Make offer 1894 hampden coin silver case new railway. The case does not have 14k anywhere so is the mark dueber warranted 20 years solid 14k. Illinois pocket watch with dueber case movement sn 4608783. In order to remain in business, dueber bought the hampden watch co. Antique hampden dueber grand pocket watch running well ca. The dueberhampden watch company was an american watch manufacturing company. Like any other collectors things, the oldest and rarest pieces are the most priceless, so it is important to know as much information as you can be able to about a watch before buying or selling it.
I have an antique womens pocket watch with a chain and roman numerals. For clarity this picture does not include the sponsors mark, but a set of british hallmarks is not valid without a sponsors mark. The presence of very small hinges, and a tiny lip, typically indicates a pryup case. Info, specs, and value american antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton. Philip has also written books on watch case sponsors marks covering the earlier period of 1631 1720 and the watch case maker dennison. Dueber had established a company that made watch cases called the dueber watch case manufacturing company. Featuring a pocket watch with a silvertone metal case and a white face. Only part of the watch is made of gold a portion of the exterior. A goldfilled, working molly stark dueberhampden railway pocket watch.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. See the case material encyclopedia article for an explanation of the terms. About this time an antitrust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against dueber s company. A card holder made for bosses, tech connoisseurs, globetrotters and anyone else in between. What may be happening is you might be looking at the serial number on your case. The item antique 1896 elgin pocket watchruns dueber champion case marked 14kgilt movt is in sale since thursday, may 04, 2017.
A fellow named john dueber was making watch cases in 1864 and about 22 years later he bought a controlling interest in a case company. Gold is super soft and malleable, and thus cant be reliably used for anything watchrelated that isnt decorative. Below is a picture of the serial number on the pocket watch case. The streamline series started to show up in ads during the. In 1886, dueber, who had been making cases for the hampden watch company, purchased a controlling interest in the company. A goldfilled, working molly stark dueber hampden railway pocket watch. Here are a few tips to find information about your pocket watch. Still 100% working and accurate, this magnificent watch has truly stood the test of time. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
The seller is georgesjewelryemporiumllc and is located in preston, maryland. Dueber had been manufacturing watch cases since 1864 and bought controlling interest in a case company in about 1886. It took almost 30 boxcars to remove all the equipment when it left canton in 1931 along with 21 former employees of dueber hampden. Hampden watch company the hampden watch company originated in springfield, massachusetts in 1887 and later moved to canton, ohio in 1889.
Most often these marks are found stamped into the metal of the main plate under the balance wheel, or in older watches on the main plate under the dial. An open face pocket watch has no cover over the face and it winds at the 12 oclock position. These nickelalloy cases with silverish sounding names actually contained no silver. An absolutely gorgeous pocket watch mounted in a solid 14k yellow gold case made by the dueber watch case manufacturing co.
The inside of the cover is marked for the dueber watch case company see. Marks in watch cases hallmarks, sponsors marks, etc. Dueber hampden did not track serial numbers on the cases. Waltham pocket watches have been around for more than 150 years and are a collectors item. The way to see the movement with a case like this is not immediately evident, it has to be swung out from the front of the case and the cap removed. The movement was made by the elgin national watch co. Shortly thereafter he was boycotted after an antitrust law was passed. The leather pocket wallet contains two convenient slots to hold all your essential cards. Within the face are two arrow hour and minute hands and a separate secondhand dial.
One of these was the streamline series of factory cased pocket watches, and the related crusader and corsican watches. Hampden antique pocket watches with 17 jewels for sale ebay. This case is a plain polished case in great condition with no dents or dings just some tool marks. They stayed separate until about 1925 when the companies were legally merged.
Cases with an obvious tab, or lip, will simply pull open. In 1886, he bought controlling interest in the hampden watch company in order to protect his business from the watch case trust. Pocketwatch 101 materials used in pocketwatch cases. In 1931, the first state watch factory produced pocket watches that were presented at a. American pocket watches used a system of relatively standard watch sizes, so it was possible for a customer to select the watch movement they wished to purchase, and then select a case to hold it. We also feature pocket watch glass display domes, and pocket watch chains. As is typical with most hampden cases, no provision for a bow. It does run, or at least it was running when i took off the back of the case to look at the. Its a 3 finger bridge, model 4, w a jeweled motor barrel. Dueber watch co watches are made using swiss made movement and steel cases. After a year of designing and building the lathes and machines to achieve seemingly impossible levels of precision, a team of watchmakers and mechanical engineers produced their first pocket watch movement, named for mayor b. By the spring of 1888, the building was completed and the watch factory at springfield and the case factory at newport were moved to canton and merged into one. Based upon a much earlier discussion on the nawcc pocket watch. Pocketwatch 101 how to identify pocket watch case types.
Vintage and antique watch how to information by renaissance watch repair, provides a large amount of info on identifying, dating, evaluating vintage pocket watches specific makes or styles how to identify an original simon willard clock by ben e fulbright, adobe acrobat 23kb. Elgin national watch company serial number, elgin pocket watch. Mar, 2018 the inside of the cover is marked for the dueber watch case company see noteswith a gold finish on metal, the finish guaranteed to last 25 years. The dueber hampden watch company was at the forefront of innovations in the american watch manufacturing industry. The back of the metal case is marked dueber silverine 928840. A valid and legal british hallmark in a nineteenth or twentieth century watch case must have four marks. How to identify an antique pocket watch our pastimes.
Watch face reads the dueber watch co with an anchor, has a few hairline cracks from age. Dueber pocket watch dueber was used as a trade name used on pocket watch movements manufacturered by hampden. The crystal is intact, roman numerals on the dial marked elgin. The best thing would be to post up some images of your watch on our facebook dueber hampden page so the collectors could take a closer look at your workswatch and help you to understand a bit more about your watch. Hampden movements were frequently offered factory fitted into dueber cases. The seller is bonorman and is located in castle rock, colorado. They were made between 1851 and 1957 in waltham, massachusetts. These names appear only in marketing literature and watch case, not on the watch movements. This illinois hunter case pocket watch was special for a railroad company. Raymond lever set dueber case 14k gold special 1890 18for sale is a used elgin natl watch co. Originally from massachusetts they moved to canton, ohio, where they built a large factory in. Watches by hourminsec products pocket watches hampden. He went bankrupt in 1927 and sold all of the watch making equipment to amtorg, a russian company. Today, dueber watch company is an american owned brand featuring highquality pocket watches.
Nickelalloy cases were less expensive than silver and were very durable much harder than silver, and many fine examples survive today. Until 1927 they produced nearly five million watches. Ive found some rumors stating that dueber was selling 14k gold plated or filled cases as 14k solid gold, but this isnt true. May 22, 2017 up for sale is an antique elgin pocket watch, running, sidewinder. Originally from massachusetts they moved to canton, ohio, where they built a large factory in 1888. Dueber founded the dueber watch case company in cincinnati, ohio to. I dont know a lot about these things but in examining it, i wondered if the watch may have been in a different case at some time. I know that it has a movement sn 4608783, the case says dueber 25 year gaurantee its sn is 11225098.
In many cases we do not know the origin of these goods. Pocket watch case dueber silverine key wound property room. Click here to download our media pack to learn more about print and online. Beautifully crafted dueber case with initials kae engraved on the front and katie a. Illinois pocket watch with dueber case movement sn. This case is a plain polished case in great condition with no dents or dings just some tool marks from being opened over the years. However, it is interesting to note, on pages 3738, under, goldfilled marks, the illustrations for goldfilled dueber marks do not show the 14k stamping although there is a notation about the anchor being engraved for the goldfilled case stamping. I have a hampden 1902 watch in a dueber special case. The pocket watch database has compiled data covering the major american pocket watch manufacturers and created an easy way to find information using the serial number on the watch movement. In most other instances, use a case knife to carefully pry up the lid of the pocket watch case. He was a conductor for railroad passenger service back in the 1900 30s. The marks are the best indication of the actual movement manufacturer.
It is in a dueber champion case marked dueber champion and 14k. Get the best deals on dueber watch in antique pocket watches when. Dueber hampden by 1900, the company employed more than 3,000 people, helping to make canton the watch making capital of the world. Dueber founded the dueber watch case company in cincinnati, ohio to manufacture cases for fine watches. About this time an antitrust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against. Antique pocket watch, hampden dueber, engraved, ladies pocket watch, victorian watch 1911. This antique style offering from the dueber watch company is reminiscent of the antique american pocket watches produced in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Antique hampden pocket watch model 6 gold fill hunter case sn. Rockford watch co, illinois pocket watch 18s 9j dueber. This high quality chrome plated steel pocket watch from dueber watch co is an excellent value. British pocket watches from the nineteenth century are often found in cases which have a fixed inner dome that is seen when the back is opened to wind the watch. The watch is very clean and in excellent working order. Within the clockworks, the pocket watch is marked metropolitan no 85283. Hampden pocket watch, pocketwatches, pocketwatch, oldwatch.
When we know the origin of the product, we describe it in the auction listing. In 1888, dueber moved the company from massachusetts to canton, ohio. Apr 03, 2011 a fellow named john dueber was making watch cases in 1864 and about 22 years later he bought a controlling interest in a case company. They introduced the first watch movement to the market with 23 jewels. Watch and patent information guide with serial numbers. Pocket watch identification and value guide the spruce crafts. The serial number is 118080 and it is a pendent at 12 oclock type. The large case is close to the size of the antique 16s size pocket watches from ball watch co, elgin, hamilton, hampden, illinois and waltham. I have a hampden 1902 watch in a dueber special case small. Always input the serial number from the pocket watch movement the mechanism of the watch. The inside of the cover is marked for the dueber watch case company see noteswith a gold finish on metal, the finish guaranteed to last 25 years. Dueber watch in antique pocket watches for sale ebay. The way to see the movement with a case like this is not immediately evident, it has to be swung out from the front of the case. Silver 18 size post fusee lwc openface pocket watch 1898.
My question is thisand i will send links to photosthe case 14k answered by a verified antique expert we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. At the time he was working on the book british watchcase gold and silver marks 1670 to 1970. Use this table to look up the serial number of your hampden pocket watch and hence the year of manufacture. The evidence ive gathered still leaves it up in the air, and im looking for a definitive answer. Rockford watch co, illinois pocket watch 18s 9j dueber silverine case 1876 circa rockford watch co, illinois pocket watch 18s 9j dueber silverine case 1876 circa this is one of those fine large old rockford pocket watches. Rockford watch co, illinois pocket watch 18s 9j dueber silverine case 1876 circa this is one of those fine large old rockford pocket watches.
Dial names, except in the case of american watches, are often of little use in identifying the maker. The saffiano leather phone pocket wallet is the ultimate companion for those who genuinely want to replace their wallet. How to identify a waltham pocket watch our pastimes. Some dueber case trade marks but certainly not all are shown in a.
Other case grades and trade marks are illustrated and described in the nawcc message board thread dueber solid or gold filled case gladiator grade case the book history of the american watch case, contains the registered trade mark application and gladiator illustration on pages 78 and 79. Vintage watch company reveals list of stolen items watchpro. How to measure the weight of gold in a watch quora. When looking for the number on your watch you should be looking at the serial number on the movement, not the case. Store closures, insurance claims, misguided cargo, post office undeliverable packages or unclaimed merchandise. My uncle has a pocket watch which he has had for a very long time. A hunting case pocket watch has a closed case that goes over the face of the watch. Antique 1896 elgin pocket watchrunsdueber champion case. Dueber brought the dueber watch case company and hampden watch co. The watches produced in the canton factory had the names hampden watch company, the letters hwco, john c.