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Aloha
Has anyone heard of a watchmaker in
Great Britain by the name
E.L. Brainerd
19 Northampton square London 14585

Mahalo Scott
 
Posts: 293 | Location: California City, California USA | Registered: May 05, 2005
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Neither GH Baillie or Loomes list a watch or clock maker by that name.

Do you have an approx time period that might have been working?

Tom
 
Posts: 5107 | Location: New Mexico in the USA | Registered: January 27, 2007
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I am going to guess about 1840s the watch in question is a key wind

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Posts: 293 | Location: California City, California USA | Registered: May 05, 2005
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Well I searched the census for the United Kingdom & I didn't have any luck with a watchmaker with that name, sorry.

Tom
 
Posts: 5107 | Location: New Mexico in the USA | Registered: January 27, 2007
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Mahalo Tom

I will be sending it to Chris maybe he can put some light on the subject

Aloha Scott
 
Posts: 293 | Location: California City, California USA | Registered: May 05, 2005
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Ok, in the mean time I will keep looking.

Tom
 
Posts: 5107 | Location: New Mexico in the USA | Registered: January 27, 2007
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I will have to get Chris to post some photos
 
Posts: 293 | Location: California City, California USA | Registered: May 05, 2005
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Scott,
The Jones-Horan auction Sept 23, 2007 had a listing for a Brainerd Fusee, lot 193.
here is the link http://www.jones-horan.com/0703/html/0703h.htm

“193. Brainerd, London, convertible from hunting to open face, 15J fusee side lever movement in fine 18K ET American case with pseudo English hallmarks, c1860, 59mm”

Ray
 
Posts: 1499 | Location: Rancho Cucamonga, California USA | Registered: December 20, 2006
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Scott here are the photos

 
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Posts: 2625 | Location: Northeast Texas in the USA | Registered: November 20, 2003
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Posts: 2625 | Location: Northeast Texas in the USA | Registered: November 20, 2003
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Brainerd movement serial # 8118 on eBay


http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-PO...&hash=item415154c0ac
 
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