059-T-0393

ILLINOIS WATCH CO. MEN'S POCKET WATCH
INDEX # : 059-T-0393

circa: 1886-1887

CLOCK STYLE Pocket Watch

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE Illinois Watch Co., Springfield, Illinois

CASE MODEL # 103060

MOVEMENT TYPE

M #1/3, Brass, 30-hour, spring driven, lever escapement, key/lever wind-lever set, 11 jewels. Serial number 688045 (Illinois Watch Co., 11J M#3). Transitional Key wind model #3.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Size 18, open face.

LABEL INFORMATION No label - original.

DIAL INFORMATION White enamel dial, minor crazing cracks. Sunken sweep seconds bit at 6:00 position. Black roman numerals, dial marked "Illinois Watch Co.".

MISC. FEATURES

Minute arbor carries two minute hands, one black, and one red, that are 180 degrees opposite. Not sure what this arrangement was used for, as both minute hands are the same length and are permanently separated by 30 minutes. Movement is personalized with the name "J.B.Paxton, Ames, IA.". The case is marked "Excelsior - Warranted". There are three jewelers marks on the inside of the back cover.

ACQUIRED FROM Estate auction at "Jessie's Auction House" in Waldo, Ohio. Estate was that of the late Ms. Hart of Marion, Ohio. She was a school teacher in Marion, and died at the age of 90 years.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Not running, winding key missing, gold filled case worn through at several places on back cover, crystal missing.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

Have made several inquiries as to the possible reason for the two minute hands, to date have not been able to come up with a viable reason.

The Springfield Illinois Watch Co. was reorganized in 1885 as the Illinois Watch Co. It was sold to the Hamilton Watch Co. in 1927. Hamilton continued to run the factory at Springfield until 1933. After this date, the factory was abandoned, and half of the machinery was sold, and the other half was moved to Hamilton's factory in Lancaster, PA. Illinois marked watches were produced there until 1948, when the brand name was dropped. It is reported that the Illinois Watch Company produced some 5.7 million watches during their existence.
Image to left is an early view of the Illinois Watch Co.

REFERENCES 1. "Official Price Guide to Watches, by Cooksey, Shugart, & Tom Engle, 1990, brief company history on page 144.
2. "Illinois Horology - A Brief View into the Land of Lincoln", Andrew Hayes Miller & Dalia Maria Miller, 1977.

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CLOCK STYLE	Pocket Watch
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Illinois Watch Co., Springfield, Illinois
CASE MODEL #	103060
MOVEMENT TYPE	M #1/3, Brass, 30-hour, spring driven, lever escapement, key/lever wind-lever set, 11 jewels. Serial number 688045 (Illinois Watch Co., 11J M#3). Transitional Key wind model #3.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Size 18, open face.
LABEL INFORMATION	No label - original.
DIAL INFORMATION	White enamel dial, minor crazing cracks. Sunken sweep seconds bit at 6:00 position. Black roman numerals, dial marked "Illinois Watch Co.".
MISC. FEATURES	Minute arbor carries two minute hands, one black, and one red, that are 180 degrees opposite. Not sure what this arrangement was used for, as both minute hands are the same length and are permanently separated by 30 minutes. Movement is personalized with the name "J.B.Paxton, Ames, IA.". The case is marked "Excelsior - Warranted". There are three jewelers marks on the inside of the back cover.
ACQUIRED FROM	Estate auction at "Jessie's Auction House" in Waldo, Ohio. Estate was that of the late Ms. Hart of Marion, Ohio. She was a school teacher in Marion, and died at the age of 90 years.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Not running, winding key missing, gold filled case worn through at several places on back cover, crystal missing.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA	Have made several inquiries as to the possible reason for the two minute hands, to date have not been able to come up with a viable reason. The Springfield Illinois Watch Co. was reorganized in 1885 as the Illinois Watch Co. It was sold to the Hamilton Watch Co. in 1927. Hamilton continued to run the factory at Springfield until 1933. After this date, the factory was abandoned, and half of the machinery was sold, and the other half was moved to Hamilton's factory in Lancaster, PA. Illinois marked watches were produced there until 1948, when the brand name was dropped. It is reported that the Illinois Watch Company produced some 5.7 million watches during their existence. Image to left is an early view of the Illinois Watch Co.
REFERENCES	1. "Official Price Guide to Watches, by Cooksey, Shugart, & Tom Engle, 1990, brief company history on page 144. 2. "Illinois Horology - A Brief View into the Land of Lincoln", Andrew Hayes Miller & Dalia Maria Miller, 1977.
NOTES	N/A