I very seldom see Hampden Watchs discussed. Well here help me with this one. Need a date when it was produced.Serial no 215414. Need any information that you can give.
Posts: 856 | Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio USA | Registered: November 19, 2002
According to the information on page 121 of the Hernick-Arnold Hampden Book number 215409 is listed as 18-size, 11-Jewel, Hunter, Nickel Plates, Model 1, Unadjusted, Lafayette Grade produced in the early 1880s time-frame.
Looks like an interesting example of a Springfield Hampden.
Lindell
Posts: 10553 | Location: Northeastern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 19, 2002
Keith, If you look at my and Ed's Hampdens which are both cased "open Face", there seems to be little difference from yours except the orientation of the movement inside the case.
As for posts about Hampdens, I have said a lot ever since I learned (only because of the Hampden History Book available here on IHC185 "Springfield to Moscow") That 3 generations back a family member was a founder ("funder" was more like it, he owned a couple Bankls in Springfield) of Hampden W. Co., Springfield.
btw this Hayward is on the bench for cleanup and I will post some pics later this week.
Posts: 6492 | Location: Southern California in the USA | Registered: July 19, 2007
I love Hampdens! I have owned The Lafayette in keywound and stemwound and the same movement labled Monitor. The nice thing about Hampdens is that they are not so collected yet they made some nice watches.
Deacon
Posts: 1004 | Location: Omaha, Nebraska in the USA | Registered: February 14, 2009
