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Need some help from the Illinois lovers!

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December 09, 2010, 22:14
Samuel M. Blackmar
Need some help from the Illinois lovers!
I got three watches from the Illinois watch company I need information on.

1st Serial # 810708 simply signed I.W.Co Springfield Ill.

2nd is Serial # 4756024 a Bunn Special Signed 60 Hour Twice on the movement?

3rd and final Serial # 3425687 an 18 size Bunn Special!


December 09, 2010, 22:14
Samuel M. Blackmar
2nd


December 09, 2010, 22:14
Samuel M. Blackmar
3rd


December 09, 2010, 22:27
Tom Brown
#1 18s 7 jewel model 2 lever set hunter made 1888, 79 runs for a total of 73,330 between 1885-1895

#2 16s model 14 lever set open face made 1926, 9 runs for a total of 7150 all made in 1926

#3 18s model 6 lever set open face made 1919, 19 runs for a total of 6998 between 1913-1923
December 10, 2010, 11:49
Jerry King
Is it my computer or is it a problem with Samuel's posting of the photos....My computer is not displaying his photos....

Regards,

Jerry
December 10, 2010, 12:24
Buster Beck
It's your old dilapidated computer Jerry Eek

Sorry Big Grin

regards,
bb
December 10, 2010, 12:28
Jerry Freedman
I don't see the pictures either.
December 10, 2010, 12:38
Buster Beck
Well it could be the "Wiki~Leeky" or you boys could be sliding into the Pacific Eek

Man The Lifeboats Big Grin


December 10, 2010, 13:23
Jerry King
Just opened this in FireFox and no problemo....

Internet Explorer will not display some items like Mozilla will, I guess....

Beautiful watches, Samuel....

Good Luck....

Regards,

Jerry

ps..Hey Jerry F., You should try the Mozilla Firefox Browser.... You can get it here Mozilla Firefox Free Download
December 10, 2010, 14:47
Samuel M. Blackmar
Thanks everyone especially Tom!
Any ideas on why the one is marked 60 twice?
December 10, 2010, 15:29
Jerry King
Samuel, do you have photos of the case the Bunn Special is in....I just checked the Bunn database and this one's serial number is not listed and we should probably add it, and I was wondering if it was in a Wadsworth case...?

Here is the link to our data base....

Bunn Special Marked Factory Wadsworth Case Database

You will notice that in 1926 there is one very close to this one in numbers, it's number is 4756035, just 11 from yours....

Regards,

Jerry
December 10, 2010, 16:07
Edward L. Parsons, Jr.
I'm not seeing Sam's pics in Safari. Will attempt Firefox.


Best Regards,

Ed
December 10, 2010, 16:12
Edward L. Parsons, Jr.
I can see the pictures in Firefox. The twice-marked 60-hour 21-jewel Bunn Special is correct. It's a Type II, the least common of 3 variants.


Best Regards,

Ed