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Here is an Illinois leather wallet, or card holder | ||||
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one side of the open sides | ||||
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...and the other side | ||||
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an Illinois mainspring | ||||
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The other side of the little envelope is still sealed after all these years. | ||||
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Here is a Hampden ad | ||||
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Here is a curious little watch insert of the calendar for the Columbian Expo. 1893 | ||||
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Here's the other side of the calendar | ||||
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Waltham mainspring tin | ||||
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This is the top of the tin | ||||
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This Rockford ashtray is pretty beat up, but I feel sure it's not a reproduction | ||||
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Here is the bottom. | ||||
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Not a watch object, exactly, but interesting: an early Chicago and Alton Railroad pass. | ||||
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Here's the obverse side. | ||||
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Here is a later pass. | ||||
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The obverse of this pass: | ||||
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Waltham watchmaker's mainspring measuring gauge | |||
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Larry, Now THAT is really interesting! Nice item! Lots of great stuff we got here. Thank you everyone. I have posted this one before, but it is my FAVORITE, but then again, anything Lissauer is Special to me. Sheila | ||||
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This is what's inside. Sheila | ||||
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That is really cool! I like the ad art from the 19th century. I heard some years back that someone found a cache of old Illinois Watch Co. advertising posters in a garage or some place and they were sold off in notime. I would have liked to have seen those. | ||||
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Steve It looks like your ashtray was of a Robert T. Green who was born in 1868 in Indiana, in the 1900 census he is listed as a jeweler & lived in Sims Indiana which is also in Grant county where the store was. Tom | |||
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Thanks once again, Tom. Your information is always fascinating. | ||||
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Postcard Lunch Hour at the Elgin National Watch Company factory 1929. | |||
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Sure have enjoyed everyones postings. You just don't see this kind of stuff every day. So I will share one of my favorites an Elgin Father Time watch repair sign. | ||||
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Seth Thomas Watches card | |||
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Seth Thomas Watches card reverse side. | |||
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Keystone Watch Case Company advertising card, L. Walldorf, Rochester N.Y. | |||
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Keystone Watch Case Company advertising card reverse side. | |||
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Hamilton advertisement for No.4 Rigid Bow Case | |||
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Postcard of Elgin Building at 1939-40 New York's World Fair | |||
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Larry Here is some info. on Walldorf if you are interested, it is from the 1881 city directory. Also he was born about 1832 in Germany & in 1880 was married to Anna & they had a 3 sons & one daughter. Two sons were opticians & probably worked at dad's store. Tom | |||
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Hamilton 4992B sweep second military pocket watch. | |||
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I really like that Hamilton ad. Did they sell those commercially after the war? Anyhow, here is an Elgin stock certificate. | ||||
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