025-T-1291

ELGIN LADIES PENDANT SET WATCH
INDEX # : 025-T-1291

circa: 1910-1911

CLOCK STYLE Ladies Pendant

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE Elgin National Watch Co., Elgin, Ill.

CASE MODEL # Keystone 8191201

MOVEMENT TYPE

15529797, Lever escapement, ¾ plate, spring driven, Desc ON3P., 7 Jewels. Model 1.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Size 0

LABEL INFORMATION N/A

DIAL INFORMATION Porcelain dial face with sweep second hand at bottom of dial.

MISC. FEATURES Open face, gold filled case "Keystone Watch Case Co., Jas. Bros., guaranteed 20 years".

ACQUIRED FROM Christmas gift I gave my wife, KL, in December 1991. Purchased from an antique store in Hershey, PA.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Running, small crack in porcelain dial..

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

The model 1 movement was first produced in 1902 with serial number 8752001, grade 255.

The National Watch Company was founded in 1864 with Benjamin W. Raymond as the President. The factory was located on 35 acres in Elgin, Ill. that was donated by the town's residents. The building was completed in 1865, and the first watches produced by this firm was in April 1867. The company's name was changed to The Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, and they produced watches up until 1964. After this date, they became the Elgin Time Division. Some of the organizers of the Elgin National Watch Co. came from the Waltham Watch Co..

The image to the left is a view of the Elgin National Watch Company from West Elgin, c. 1905.

REFERENCES 1. "Official Price Guide to Watches, by Cooksey, Shugart, & Tom Engle, 1990, brief company history on page 72.
2. "Illinois Horology - A Brief View into the Land of Lincoln", Andrew Hayes Miller & Dalia Maria Miller, 1977.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Ladies Pendant
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Elgin National Watch Co., Elgin, Ill.
CASE MODEL #	Keystone 8191201
MOVEMENT TYPE	15529797, Lever escapement, ¾ plate, spring driven, Desc ON3P., 7 Jewels. Model 1.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Size 0
LABEL INFORMATION	N/A
DIAL INFORMATION	Porcelain dial face with sweep second hand at bottom of dial.
MISC. FEATURES	Open face, gold filled case "Keystone Watch Case Co., Jas. Bros., guaranteed 20 years".
ACQUIRED FROM	Christmas gift I gave my wife, KL, in December 1991. Purchased from an antique store in Hershey, PA.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Running, small crack in porcelain dial..
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA	The model 1 movement was first produced in 1902 with serial number 8752001, grade 255. The National Watch Company was founded in 1864 with Benjamin W. Raymond as the President. The factory was located on 35 acres in Elgin, Ill. that was donated by the town's residents. The building was completed in 1865, and the first watches produced by this firm was in April 1867. The company's name was changed to The Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, and they produced watches up until 1964. After this date, they became the Elgin Time Division. Some of the organizers of the Elgin National Watch Co. came from the Waltham Watch Co.. The image to the left is a view of the Elgin National Watch Company from West Elgin, c. 1905.
REFERENCES	1. "Official Price Guide to Watches, by Cooksey, Shugart, & Tom Engle, 1990, brief company history on page 72. 2. "Illinois Horology - A Brief View into the Land of Lincoln", Andrew Hayes Miller & Dalia Maria Miller, 1977.
NOTES	N/A