April 08, 2019, 15:25
Larry BuchanCANADIAN Private-Label Watches
Canadian Pacific dial with bezel off
April 08, 2019, 15:38
Larry BuchanHamilton Grade 936 movement close-up.
April 21, 2019, 19:42
James C. CloudHere's another Canadian Private-label watch. It's an Elgin Grade 367 (Veritas grade) with a private label from a jeweler in North Bay Ontario who was also the time inspector for the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway.
First up, the face of the watch with bezel attached.
April 21, 2019, 19:43
James C. CloudNext, the watch with the bezel removed.
April 21, 2019, 19:45
James C. CloudThe movement of my Elgin Grade 367 Private-label watch.
April 21, 2019, 19:47
James C. CloudHere's some biographical information about the jeweler Gerald C. Thompson, quite an upstanding member of his community!
April 21, 2019, 19:50
James C. CloudA Christmas jewelry promotion post card from Gerald C. Thompson.
April 21, 2019, 19:54
James C. CloudTemiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Timetable.
May 11, 2019, 19:04
Larry BuchanHere is a Hamilton Grade 940 dial
May 11, 2019, 19:37
Larry BuchanHamilton Grade 940 Private Label Movement Marked:
"The Thomas Co., Bracebridge, North Bay and Sturgeon Falls, Ont"
May 17, 2019, 13:55
Larry BuchanThe Hamilton Ledger's indicate the watch was finished on 1904 June 11 and sold to the Montréal Watch Case Company 1904 August 3
January 24, 2021, 20:03
Dave KeefeThank you Larry (and the other contributors) for this fascinating thread. I really think that it could be made into a book. I've been to so many towns featured with these watches.
Going back a few years to page 9 of this thread you talk about Doug's A. Logan private label watch. Some more detail on them is that A. Logan & Co. refers to an enterprise that was owned by an uncle and his nephew: Albert "Bert" Logan and the younger Austin Logan. Bert eventually left or expanded from Greenwood to open shop up in Edmonton. He also took over the Miller Bros shop in in Midway BC, not far from Greenwood, and also along the railroad. Bert later took up a post as a Hudson’s Bay Factor in Little Red River. He lived an adventurous life, but eventually succumbed to diphtheria – apparently we can’t get away from talking about pandemics these days! A great overview of the Logan story is in this article:
http://beautifulgreenwood.com/...5-18/feature111.htmlHere's an ad appropriate for the month of January