Find great deals on eBay for Illinois Bunn Special in Antique Pocket Watches. BUNN SPECIAL, ILLINOIS WATCH CO., SPRINGFIELD, 21 JEWELS, ADJUSTED. ILLINOIS 18 SIZE BUNN SPECIAL 24 RUBY JEWELS. Search results for illinois bunn special serial numbers from Search.com. Do you have questions about illinois bunn special serial numbers? 52 results for illinois bunn special railroad pocket watch. The 16 size Bunn Special is probably the most collected, and most researched of the Illinois pocket Watches. The factory records show 50 serial numbers for this grade.
Bunn Special Sixty Hour Mov't Serial: 5092739. Illinois Bunn Special Pocket Watch with. Illinois Pocket Watches. Perhaps the best known Illinois watch is the 'Bunn Special'. The grade numbers 161 (for 21 jewel Bunn Specials). Illinois pocket watch repair and Illinois pocket watch servicing is. Illinois Pocket Watch Serial Numbers / Dates: 1872. Other 16 size Illinois pocket watches known by model numbers are the: 161 Bunn Special. The Illinois Watch Company was founded on December 23, 1870. The Bunn family surname was used in their most famous railroad watch, the Illinois 'Bunn Special'. Illinois Grade: Bunn Special. Movement Serial Number:5116483 Grade: Bunn Special Model: 14. This is a must have for the Illinois collector that does not have the 161A or for the pocket watch enthusiast that just. Illinois Watch Company, Springfield, Illinois. 1901, 3) Illinois Watch Co. Model 9 Bunn Special.
Illinois Watch Company - Wikipedia. The Illinois Watch Company was founded on December 2. Springfield, Illinois by John C. Adams, John Whitfield Bunn (1. Twenty years later, Jacob Bunn, Jr. The Bunn family surname was used in their most famous railroad watch, the Illinois . First: The Springfield Watch Company.
The corporation was established as the Springfield Watch Company by John C. Adams of Massachusetts, and John Todd Stuart, William B. George Pasfield, John Whitfield Bunn, John Williams, and George N. Black, all of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. John Todd Stuart served as the first President of the new corporation, which had been capitalized initially at $1. Miller served as the first Secretary.
The other named men constituted the original Board of Directors of the Springfield Watch Company. In 1. 87. 3, the corporation established a corporate office in New York City. By the end of the year 1.
Second: The Illinois Springfield Watch Company. The Springfield Watch Company encountered severe financial difficulty during its institutional infancy. Consequently, the corporation had to undergo reorganization in 1. In July, 1. 87. 7, the corporation changed its name to the .
The corporation again faced severe financial crisis, and had to be reorganized. Third: The Illinois Watch Company.
The Illinois Springfield Watch Company was reorganized in the autumn and winter of 1. Chief executive leadership of the corporation was assumed by Jacob Bunn, Sr. Jacob Bunn was the older brother of John Whitfield Bunn, and both men were among the closest friends and political allies of Illinois lawyer and statesman Abraham Lincoln, whose political career was largely financed and managed by the Bunn brothers. Jacob Bunn, Sr., oversaw the steady growth of the new corporation, and under his administration the corporate employment grew from 2.
Jacob Bunn led corporate sales along a certain and definite trajectory of growth in both volume of manufacture and corporate revenue. In 1. 87. 9, the corporation manufactured 3. In 1. 88. 0, the corporation manufactured 4. By 1. 89. 0 the concern had established corporate offices in Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco. The corporation helped pioneer the logistical technology that served the enforcement of standard time for railroads throughout the world.
At its apex of profitability, the Illinois Watch Company employed approximately 1,2. Management. John Whitfield Bunn (1.
Charles Smorowski: Secretary of the corporation. Henry Bunn: Vice President, President, Director, Chairman.
Benjamin Hamilton Feguson: Director, Vice- Chairman, Chairman. Morgan: General Cashier, Credit Manager. Julius Armbruster: General Salesman. The passing of Jacob Bunn, Jr. In 1. 92. 8, for a sum in excess of $5,0. Illinois Watch Company was purchased by the Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which continued to operate the factory under the Illinois name and shifted the emphasis from pocket to wrist watch production.
By 1. 93. 2, the Great Depression forced Hamilton to close the Illinois factory, though they retained possession of the name for many years. Craig Stone is the current owner of the trade mark. The Illinois Watch Company is now in Quincy Illinois. Wristwatches. The first period was from the 1. Gent's military and military- style specimens were made, often featuring porcelain dials. The second period. These were mostly small 6/0- size movements with 6: 0.
Some were also cased at the factory using generic cases from a variety of sources. Some of the better- known models from that latter category include the Square, Canby, Square Cut Corner, Cushion, and Whippet. Also, larger 3/0- size movements were cased at the factory in this way. The company cased and boxed its watches at the factory, marking the beginning of what many collectors consider the company's golden era, during which the finest watches were made. Models include the Picadilly, Major, Marquis, Chieftain, Ritz, New Yorker and Manhattan (the New Yorker came with a leather strap, the Manhattan with a metal one), Jolly Roger, Viking, Wembley/Medalist, Speedway, Guardsman, Trophy/Westchester, the Beau series (Beau Monde, Beau Geste, Beau Brummel, and Beau Royale), the Mate, and the top of the line 1. Consul. Many collectors consider The Consul to be the finest American wrist watch ever made.
Some of these art deco models also came in 2- tone gold (white gold sections along with yellow or green gold) which are also very desired and rare. The fourth period began in the early 1. Streamline Moderne influence on the styling of the cases. Many of these watches featured a new 2.
Futura, Chesterfield, Wentworth, Andover, and the 1. Rockliffe. Many of these are very similar to watches made at the time by the Hamilton Watch Company. Some Illinois 1. 2/0- size 2.
Hamilton name and used in the 4. Hamilton wrist watches, which premiered in 1.
Stanley, Livingstone, Byrd, and others. Many Illinois collectors also collect these pieces since they contain movements derived from Illinois- made movements. Some think that the Hamilton Watch Company purchased the Illinois Watch Company merely to expedite the production of a rectangular- shaped movement, but this is uncertain. In the 1. 95. 0s, Hamilton offered a line of Illinois and Hamilton- Illinois wrist watches with Swiss movements. These have absolutely nothing in common with the . They are not considered collectible by die- hard Illinois collectors.
Caution should be exercised when buying Hamilton- Illinois off auction sites as many sellers mis- represent these 1. Illinois produced by Hamilton.
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