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Dueber watch co watches are made using swiss made movement and steel cases. Grades, and a matching dialmovement is just coincidental. Dueber had established a company that made watch cases called the dueber watch case manufacturing company. When looking for the number on your watch you should be looking at the serial number on the movement, not the case. Hampden the dueber watch co pocket watch 18s 11 jewels. Hampden dueber watch company production dates by serial number. I have a hampden 1902 watch in a dueber special case small.
From that point it was known as the dueber or dueberhampden watch company, and it soon became one of the most popular watch producers in the country. Hunter case is provided by your friendly dueber warranted 20 years. 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. High jewel examples are fervently sought by pocket watch collectors. Not running as balance seems to be rubbing on something. Watches by hourminsec products pocket watches hampden. This is a beautiful pocket watch made by hampden co,10k gold filled hunter case. Pdf digital download practice basswood board patterns practicing chip. A dueberhampden watch co, 21 jewel pocket watch with wm mckinley movement. He went bankrupt in 1927 and sold all of the watch making equipment to amtorg, a russian company. Hampden produced some very fine quality watches, and introduced the first 16 size, 23 jewel movement made in america.
Dueber controlled all aspects of the company from manufacturing to sales. The dueberhampden watch company formally organized in 1923. Ive taken down notes on all the markings, but i dont know what they mean. The following pricing is a guideline of what your pocket watch may need to again become a beautiful and dependable daily companion. Get the best deals on antique pocket watches hampden 16 pocket. To all those who follow the story of dueber hampden watch works. A classic image from zazzles extensive collection of over 3,200 panoramic photographs, depicting iconic scenes from all fifty states. Hampden dueber watch company production dates by serial number table.
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The serial number indicated that the watch was purchased new that year. Tom harris auction center the following as amended by any posted notices or oral announcements during the sale, constitutes the entire terms and conditions on which property listed in the catalogue shall be offered for sale or sold by tom harris auction center and any consignor of such property for whom thac has acted as agent. Everyone thought it was a piece of costume jewelry. The front cover has a raised shield, the back cover is engraved with a masted ship sailing past a town.
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Apr 04, 2012 i have a hampden dueber gold pocket watch with the name molly stark is printed on the works. Green berets ultralight bug out bag with gear recommendations duration. Daves watch parts and tools hampden parts movements. I have a hampdendueber gold pocket watch with the name molly stark is printed on the works. Dueber in 1888, so some hampden watches are marked dueber watch company. Pocket watch hampden with simmons hanger dueber gold filled case, nice condition, running here on the desk, molly stark hampen, 25 year case, 33mm across, nice box from petoskey, mich. The dueber hampden watch company was at the forefront of innovations in the american watch manufacturing industry.
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After 1888 dueber moved production from massachusetts to canton, ohio where hampden stayed in production until the end. About this time an antitrust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against dueber s company. Winding and setting your american and swiss pocket watch. Dec 19, 2017 dueber special pocket watch serial numbers download 7984cf4209 our catalog. The dueber hampden watch company formally organized in 1923. Get the best deals on hampden antique pocket watches with 17 jewels when you shop. Dueberhampden watch company, dueberhampden watch works went. Buy dueber watch co steel hunting case pocket watch with swiss movement, roman numerals and other pocket watches at. Nov 15, 20 green berets ultralight bug out bag with gear recommendations duration.
Dueber founded the dueber watch case company in cincinnati, ohio to manufacture cases for fine watches. Antique vintage dueber hampden pocket watch running circa 1891. In 1931, the first state watch factory produced pocket watches that were presented at a. Watch pocket watch dueberhampden watch company clock png. Many hampden watches are still repairable, but hampden parts are becoming harder and harder to find. Dueberhampden molly stark gold filled pocket watch. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Dueber hampden model 307 pocket watch may 02, 2008. It took almost 30 boxcars to remove all the equipment when it left canton in 1931 along with 21 former employees of dueber hampden. Antique hampden dueber gold filled pocket watch item details an antique gold filled hampden double dial open face pocket watch with sunk seconds sub dial at the 6 position. Now the whole story is contained within the one place, with the option to download a pdf copy. Nearly 30 boxcars of machinery left canton in 1931 with 21 former dueber hampden employees who contracted for one year to teach the russians the craft of watchmaking.
Jan 02, 2014 serial number 7607, puts it near april, 1890. Hampden antique pocket watches with 17 jewels for sale ebay. Dueberhampden timepieces were known for consistent quality and reliability as well as their stunning gold cases. Oct 02, 2014 the dueber hampden watch company was an important employer in canton, ohio during the early 1920s. Dueberhampden by 1900, the company employed more than 3,000 people, helping to make canton the watch making capital of the world. In 1886, dueber, who had been making cases for the hampden watch company, purchased a controlling interest in the company. Dueber sold the company to walter vrettman in 1925. A dueber hampden watch co, 21 jewel pocket watch with wm mckinley movement.
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