August 18, 2011, 20:46
David AbbeA RR Gr. Hampden from estate of Edward Miller HELP!
Recently, a gentleman in Kentucky won a very nice Lehigh Valley Watch Inspector's double signed Hampden I listed which was produced amidst the few small runs of very rare Ball Hampdens and some Named RR watches. I researched the background of the watch and learned that it came from the estate of EDWARD MILLER, PITTSTON PA. As the signatory Watchmaker is also a past Pittston, PA business, that suggests there may have been a Railroader in the Miller Family c.a. 1890. Some help with researching this possibility would be genuinely appreciated by myself and the winner of this watch.
August 23, 2011, 11:53
David AbbeOnly to repeat the original request in a slightly different way. Can anybody help me find out who Edw. Miller is, or if there was a railroader named "Miller" in Pittston in the 1890's-1900's?
My information is that this watch came from his estate which is in the same town (Pittston, PA) as the Pvt label Lehigh Valley Watch Inspector/Dealer signature.