Lot 200
**First Time At Auction**
United States, Springfield, Illinois, ca. 1880s to 1890s CE. A silver pocket watch and winding key, the white face inscribed with the Illinois brand name, black Roman Numerals, and a small inset second hand face. The silver case back cover is inscribed with serial number X3732 and at the center "PAT. (patented) Feb. 19th 1884" surrounded by "FAMYS ORESILVER No. 1." This case cover also engraved with "May 2 '94 AR". A fabulous example harkening back to the days of old, long before we turned to cell phones to tell time. Size: 2.25" W (5.7 cm)
According to "Collectors Weekly", "Founded in 1870 in Springfield, Illinois, the Illinois Watch Company sold its first watch movement under the name Springfield Watch Company in 1872. The firm began full watch production in 1875. The inaugural model was the Stuart, followed by the Mason, the Miller, the Currier, and finally the Bunn Special, a railroad watch that would become a cornerstone of the Illinois pocket-watch lines. Most of these early pocket watches were key-wound, although stem-wound movements were also produced from 1875 and beyond. Antique Illinois pocket watches from the 1870s, especially the key-wound ones, are highly collectible today.Most Illinois movements from before the turn of the century had at least 19 jewels, adding considerable value to consumers back then and to collectors now. One notable event in the early years of the company was the release of the first open-face movement marketed in the U.S."
Provenance: Ex-Vaught Collection, Atlanta, GA
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- Condition: Movement still works with winding key. Minor surface scratches. Overall very good.
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