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Vintage NEW ERA & DUEBER HAMPDEN pocketwatches with JR OUAM watch FOB, running
$ 31.67
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Description
This is a lot of 2 vintage pocket watches:1) On the dial: NEW ERA, On the movement: NEW ERA U.S.A. 7529069, Inside the back cover: PHILADELPHIA WATCH CASE CO. SILVERODE.
The hands are intact. The dial has a chip between 11 & 12 with hairline cracks. The dial is light green and white in color. The stem wind and set works as it should. It is running and has been keeping time +/- 5 minutes when tested for 24 hours. There is an etching of locomotive on the back of the case. New Era was used as a trade name on pocket wtach movements manufactured by Lancaster Watch Co. - Lancaster, PA - 1879-1884. The movement serial #: 7529069. The estimated production year: 1879-1884. Size 18s.
Included with the New Era watch is a JR ORDER OF UNITED MECHANICS badge shaped medallion watch FOB. It measures approximately 1 1/4" x 1 1/2". The face reads "JR O.U.A.M. VIRTUE PATRIOTISM LIBERTY". It shows the Mechanics Union Arm & Hammer inside the Free Mason's Compass & Square on a back drop off Stars & Stripes. The back reads: "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, N.J." I did not clean it, thus it has original patina. The JR Order of American Mechanics was founded in Philadelphia, PA in 1853. It's original aim, other than a Brotherhood Worker's Union, was an anti immigration stand against the status quo. Today they identify as a Fraternal order of American Patriots, Unified by One flag, heart, land and nation.
2) On the dial: DUEBER HAMPDEN. On the movement: CANTON, O NO. 302 3800674 SEVEN JEWELS. Inside the back cover: 10K DUEBER GOLD FILLED.
Manufacturer: HAMPDEN. Manufacturer location: CANTON, OHIO. Movement Serial number: 3800674. Grade: NO. 302. Model: 5. Estimated Production Year: 1918.
Size: 12s. Jewels: 7j. Movement Configuration: OPENFACE. Pendant wind and set. The hands are intact. There is blueing loss. There are initials on the back. There are some light dings on the case. It is running. When tested for 24 hours, they both appear to be keeping time to within +/- 5 minutes.
Please see photos for condition.