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Picture of Edward Kitner
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It is not in the new Complete Guide to Watches.
The case does not appear to be heavy enough to be solid gold, but I could be wrong.
Thanks
 
Posts: 1488 | Location: New York State in the USA | Registered: March 04, 2008
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Picture of Tom Brown
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Edward

I am curious too, I have a case with the same mark but I have never been able to find anything on.

Tom
 
Posts: 5107 | Location: New Mexico in the USA | Registered: January 27, 2007
Picture of Sheila Gilbert
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That mark has been used by two makers however there are actually 3 of those marks.

2 are Philadelphia W C Co.

Yours is the Philadelphia Watch Case Co. filed May 8, 1905.

The other Philadelphia case mark looks almost the same, and was filed Jan. 6, 1902. Used since 7-1-1889

The other company that Claims a similar trademark is Zubragg, Theophilus., Riverside, NJ Filed April 22, 1896 used since 6-1-1889

It's also listed in with the Keystone Watch Case Co.


Sheila
 
Posts: 3094 | Location: La Plata, Maryland U.S.A. | Registered: May 22, 2004
Picture of Edward Kitner
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Sheila,
Wow, that was fast, thanks a bunch! Is it gold plated? Where did you find the info?
 
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Picture of Tom Brown
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Here is mine, it is on a size 6 hunter case, looks gold but I doubt it, still very nice.

Tom

case marks
 
Posts: 5107 | Location: New Mexico in the USA | Registered: January 27, 2007
Picture of Sheila Gilbert
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If I'm not mistaken, they are gold filled.

They are all listed in the "United States Horological Trademark Index" by Kurtis Meyers

and

The Keystone match is from the Trademark book by Roy Ehrhardt.


Sheila
 
Posts: 3094 | Location: La Plata, Maryland U.S.A. | Registered: May 22, 2004
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Believe this mark indicates the case is made of brass. See pp 67 of Roy Ehrhardt's Trade Marks.
R/S B J


BJ Williamson
 
Posts: 45 | Location: Winona, Mississippi in the USA | Registered: December 31, 2007
Picture of Sheila Gilbert
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I will try to get a picture of the marks so you can see which one you think is yours.

the differences are really small, but they are different.

Bobby, Your right, I was looking for that too, and missed it. I have one and mine is brass.

I have read that some claim that theirs is Gold Filled, but have not talked to anyone else that says it's GF, only the Brass ones.
Thank you Bobby, I didn't see the marking.

Last, we did talk about this some time ago on here, and most agreed that it must be all Brass, but no one else came back with a confirmed GF.

??????


Sheila
 
Posts: 3094 | Location: La Plata, Maryland U.S.A. | Registered: May 22, 2004
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