Christmas Prize, quess the date of this 15 page watch repair booklet from Rogers,Thurman & Co. the first person to get the correct copyright date that’s been deleted from the front page image will win the booklet pp paid.

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I'll guess 1900

Sorry Steven not 1900.


jim

That ones easy, Jim. 1923

Not that easy Phil.

Jim

How about 1932?

How your weather Lawrance? your getting colder.


Jim

It has been cold here. How'd you guess?
Can I try again? (1921)

1919

1915

I think Ronny is close. I'm going to say 1914.
I don't know (obviously)but I sure like this kind of paper!
-Cort

I will guess 1925
Gary

Sorry guys no one wins.

Jim

Jim,

This looks like 1924.

I'm from Glasgow - does that give me any leverage in this....?

Hi Irwin
I would like to say yes, like Nairobi your miles away.

Well shucks, Sure is fun Jim.

How about 1902?
Brian C.

I think all the guesses so far are way too early. There are two potentially significant clues in the document, that 11.5 million watches are sold annually in the US and that you could make $25 -$65 a week servicing watches. According to Mike Harrald's "American Watchmaking," total US production per year did not exceed 1 million units until near the end of the 19th century. By 1900, annual production was 4 milion units, half jeweled and half dollar watches. By 1930, total annual production had risen to 8 million, 7 million of which were dollar watches.

Harrald does not give production numbers beyond 1930, but I would guess that production did not increase during the 30's. Therefore, to reach 11.5 million in sales (especially of watches that would deserve servicing), Swiss imports had to be at least 4-5 million watches a year. I am guessing that those numbers only were achieved after WWII.

$25-$65 a week is $1300 - $3380 per year, which probably was a decent annual income immediately after WWII.

Therefore, my guess, which is almost certainly as wrong as everyone else's, is 1946.

I'll guess 1903.

Bob

Jim

I think 1907.

Dave

I got a gut feeling that its 1898 and I always trust my abdominal functions.

Dont you have one of those where you count the Waldos? I just love them.............

Merry Christmas, y'all, Dutch

I’m glad to say we have a winner, although we fooled a few good one’s for a while. Congratulations David yes the year was 1907.
David e-mail me your postal address and I’ll mail the booklet out to you, thanks all who had a go.

Jim

Shoot, I never win anything. This was the 57th Christmas in a row I didn't get a pony, too

Dang if I'll ever trust a gut feeling again, serve it right if I went and stuffed it with ham.

Thanks Jim and this was a great Holiday idea!

Please e-mail me your e-mail address and I'll forward my mailing one.

Happy New Year To All!!!!!!!!!

Dave

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