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IHC Member 1357
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case

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Posts: 4088 | Location: Carbon, Texas in the USA | Registered: January 24, 2010
IHC Member 1357
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case front same as back

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Posts: 4088 | Location: Carbon, Texas in the USA | Registered: January 24, 2010
Picture of Peter Kaszubski
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Some one here might like it AM Hart

 
Posts: 4395 | Location: Arizona in the USA | Registered: July 23, 2011
IHC Life Member
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Here's an early large plate Hamilton 974 serial # 58145. H. W. Darling on the dial, and Special for H. W. Darling , Stoughton ,Mass. on the movement.

 
Posts: 692 | Location: Washington in the USA | Registered: May 23, 2010
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Not sure if I am replying to the right post - I'm new here. Mike Benda, in response to your question, I have three of my Great Grandfather William Shlaes' watches - two models - the Captain, and the Head Captain. My search continues. It only took 25 years to find the first three!
 
Posts: 2 | Location: Oak Park, Illinois in the USA | Registered: April 25, 2015
IHC Member 2030
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That is wonderful Noah. A real piece of history. In the expanding technology age, it is delightful to imagine simpler times when clock works and watches were some of the more complicated machines.
 
Posts: 1114 | Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia in the USA | Registered: February 08, 2015
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Here's another early large plate Hamilton 974 serial # 56010 with multicolor dial, and E. Nichols, Southington, Conn. on the movement, in a coin silver case.

 
Posts: 692 | Location: Washington in the USA | Registered: May 23, 2010
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Chas. P. Starr Owego, NY
I think this is an 1887 Illinois movement with a private label dial and marked movement. Owego is a small town in the southern tier of NY along the Pennsylvania border. In researching this watch, I found listing for a Chas. Starr, jeweler, on Lake Street in Owego. I also found a David P. Starr, jeweler, listed as a founding member of the Owego Rotary Club in 1920.

 
Posts: 353 | Location: Nichols, New York in the USA | Registered: April 04, 2010
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Movement

 
Posts: 353 | Location: Nichols, New York in the USA | Registered: April 04, 2010
IHC Life Member
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Here's a pair of Hamiltons from John Murbach's Jewelry store in Elyria, Ohio.
First a 975 H.W.Wheeler from 1897. Serial #76767

 
Posts: 692 | Location: Washington in the USA | Registered: May 23, 2010
IHC Life Member
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Next is a Hamilton 973 from 1903. Serial #301909
Both marked on the dial and movement.
Now all I need is a matched set of cases. Big Grin

 
Posts: 692 | Location: Washington in the USA | Registered: May 23, 2010
IHC Member 2030
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Nice looking watches Steven!
Elyria is a great rail town.
 
Posts: 1114 | Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia in the USA | Registered: February 08, 2015
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Here is an Illinois marked Iowa watch co

 
Posts: 1574 | Location: Maryland in the USA | Registered: June 04, 2015
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movement

 
Posts: 1574 | Location: Maryland in the USA | Registered: June 04, 2015
IHC Life Member
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Thanks, Mike!

Kevin, Nice watch! Is that a coin silver case?

Steve
 
Posts: 692 | Location: Washington in the USA | Registered: May 23, 2010
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I believe it is , i have had pictures of this and just got around to posting
 
Posts: 1574 | Location: Maryland in the USA | Registered: June 04, 2015
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I too have a W.M. Schlaes Special, ‘the head captain’ which I inherited from my great uncle. From what I could find or was told, Mr Schlaes was a jeweler in Hancock, Mi, and later had a location in downtown Chicago, where he adjusted conductors watches. I was told the watch belonged to my uncles father, and they both had worked for the railroad.
 
Posts: 2 | Location: Wisconsin in the USA | Registered: September 19, 2020
IHC Member 1693
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Bob

I originally posted here about the Shlaes watch on 10/28/13
. It was a favorite of mine.

Later on 4/26/15 Mr Shlaes Great Grandson posted here.

I thought about the great family connection, and for that reason sold the watch to the Shlaes family.
It's great to have a watch with a connection like that. Yours has a great family connection as well.
If you read the post from 4/26/15 you will learn about the Head Captain markings. Jack
 
Posts: 352 | Location: Southeast Michigan in the USA | Registered: March 22, 2012
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Yes....Saw that post. Here are some shots of my watch.

 
Posts: 2 | Location: Wisconsin in the USA | Registered: September 19, 2020
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