Howard watch co, boston, white gold, keystone, 14 k and numbered. In 1903 the right s to use the howard name was sold to the keystone watch case co. I have a howard pocket watch with a keystone case and i need to identify it but dont know how to get in to the movement. Crescent gardens factory 1800s for sale collectible. Ron desantis hinted at a slowpaced reopening that will keep the tightest restrictions in place in south florida, where 60% of the coronavirus cases have centered. We think we have determined it is a series iii from. The case is a rose gold box hinge hunting case with cuvette, round bow, ball crown, good stem and sleeve. The current condition of your pocket watch will determine all. Keystone manufactured watches at the location signed e. Howard 17 jewels antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Watches started being manufactured in this plant under the e.
Purchase from this array of crescent gardens factory 1800s now. Compared to other contemporary american watches, the e. As i indicated above, it is not unusual to have a case by a different manufacturer. Howard keystone 14 carat gold american pocket watch 23. Howardkeystone railroad pocket watch serial numbers. Keystone ballasts are burnedin at the factory to ensure both exceptional performance and superior reliability. E howard watch company production dates by serial number.
There are lots of different types and grades of cases, some more valuable than others. Unique 14 kt white gold military howard pocket watch made in usa. E howard watch co crescent extra gold filled swing out 16s pocket watch case. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of walthams watches to its customers. Enter the serial number from the pocket watch movement below. The companys historic 19thcentury manufacturing facilities in waltham, massachusetts have been preserved as the american waltham watch company. I have a e howard watch co keystone extra pocket watch that has been in my family since the early 1900s. The brand of the watch can also greatly impact the value. For more information on keystone howard watches, see the keystone howard page of this web site. Howard 14k white gold pocket watch liveauctioneers. Please use appropriate caution with vendor sites which do not provide locations or phone numbers. Vintage e howard boston keystone 10 railroad pocket watch yellow hinged case 21 j. Howard apparently didnt start manufacturing stemwinds until 1868.
Stem wind and lever set, with unusual chalmer patented regulator. Howard pocket watch 17 jewels white gold filled case pat 1921 boxed. The following pricing is a guideline of what your pocket watch may need to again become a beautiful and dependable daily companion. Another watch company came under keystone control through that companys ownership of the philadelphia watch case co. Always input the serial number from the pocket watch movement the mechanism of the watch. How to determine the value of a pocket watch stories news how to determine the value of a pocket watch.
Howard pocket watches 18581930 brief history and pictures. Can anyone tell me how to date and precisely id a gold e. Watch and patent information guide with serial numbers and. With over 175 years in the field, case ih is a global leader in agriculture and farm equipment. Howard watch company, 21 jewels, and the serial number is xxxxx websites tell me the movement is from 1862. How to determine value of waltham watches lovetoknow. The boston watch company failed in 1857 and was sold at auction to royal e.
Howard boston 17 jewel pocket watch keystone gold filled case is in sale since friday, may 3, 2019. In the case of a well known watch case maker relying on the marks will be safe, but one must always be alert to the fact that the marks might not be what they purport to be. In 1893, the hamilton watch company of lancaster, pennsylvania began producing pocket watches primarily for railroad workers. The pocket watch database has compiled data covering the major american pocket watch manufacturers and created an easy way to find information using the serial number on the watch movement. The serial number on the works inside the watch is 1104857 and has been in my family since at least 1920, having been used by my great grandfather who was a conductor on the 20th century ltd. Ivory color dial with photoof woman and auxiliary dial for seconds. The finest pocket watch movements made in the usa were machined and handfinished by e. The hamilton 992b railroad pocket watch, hamilton railway special. Biggerpockets is a complete resource for anyone looking to succeed in real estate investing.
Beautiful monogrammed gold toned gold filled keystone case minor hairline crystal is very good movement is clean closure works well. Find the perfect style for any occasion from the best watch brands with overstock your online watches store. Watch and patent information guide with serial numbers. Elgin pocket watch w keystone case i used to wear it on a semi regular basis, but it has been dormant for several years now. All jewelry all newly listed all pocket watches all wrist watches american waltham ball e. The case is 14kt white gold and was made by keystone, perhaps in the 1920s. The case is signed keystone 14k warranted and the case serial number is 5,602,784. Howard elgin national hamilton hampden illinois other pocket watches rockford south bend. The 14k white gold case and dust cover stamped 14k keystone. Our experts estimated this price to be between 7,000. Howard 14k solid gold wind up vintage pocket watch 16s 17jewels circa 1903. Illustrated priced catalog of watch cases 1909 the keystone watch case co. Keystone then produced complete movement and case howard watches from 1902. Illinois pocket watch, size 18, model 2, grade 100s with either 11 or 15 jewels.
Antique howard pocket watch repair, mechanical howard pocket. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. As with many pocket watch manufacturers, in 1902 the howard pocket watch name was transferred to the keystone watch case co. Shop by gun manufacturers on numrich gun parts your source for hard to find parts and accessories. It also notes that it is a 3 position, 17 jewel watch. Page 2 e howard, the man and the company horological books. In 1903 the rights to use the howard name was sold to the keystone watch case co. Keystone pocket watches pocket watch, wristwatches. Howard watch company name was purchased by the keystone watch case company in 1902 who continued to sell watches through 1930 represented by the serial. Except for sites in the nawcc domains, the nawcc does not endorse any of these sites or the products or services that may be offered. Howard name in 1902 and subsequently sold watches under that name known as keystone howard watches. Howard boston usa 17 jewel 14k gold case pocket watch works. Also, by that time, the keystone watch case company also owned several watch movement companies. The new line of bridgemodel howard watches is announced in the keystone, sold as complete watches cased in solid gold and highgrade gold filled cases.
Keystone had bought the rights to use the howard name, and the watch is marked. Until she does, i downloaded the second picture and blew it up a bit. In order to remain in business, dueber bought the hampden watch co. This serial number can be used to find out the date the watch was made and any other information that may have been taken from the ledgers of the waltham watch company. N size close to a size 18 series vii with 15 jewels. Boston and engraved from bluma to louis 8119 keystone 14k 169302 guaranteed 14k. Antique mechanical pocket watch repair, cleaning, repair. The keystone standard watch company should not be confused with the keystone watch case company, which purchased the rights to the e.
Hid ballast kits metal halide keystone technologies. Technique 1 serial numbers that begin with the letter g or l. Elgin national watch company serial number, elgin pocket watch. Howard watch co antique pocket watches 19101919 year. Trademarks on basemetaltableware late 18th century to circa 1900 including marks on britannia metal, iron, steel, copperalloys andsilverplatedgoods eileen woodhead studies in archaeology, architecture and history national historic sites parks service environment canada. E howard watch co keystone extra nawcc message board. A quick history of the elgin national watch company elgin was founded in 1864, right as the civil war was coming to an end. Howard pocket watch open face keystone case 17 jewel works no glass antique. Made about 1914, this watchboth case and movementwere manufactured by the keystone watch case company. The movements produced here serial numbers 1001 5000 were signed dennison, howard, davis, c.
Howard watch company and commonly referred to as keystone howards of an uptodate style were now made in the old united states watch co. White enamel dial that is signed howard, with howard special. After a year of designing and building the lathes and machines to achieve seemingly impossible levels of precision, a team of watchmakers and mechanical engineers produced their first pocket watch movement, named for mayor b. Edward howard was one of the three original founders of the company that became the american waltham watch company. The inside of the case has a logo for keystone and the.
Edward howard retired from the business in 1882 and died in 1904. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for open face antique pocket watches. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. How do i determine how much my antique howard pocket watch is worth.
Keystone watch case company, 1903 1930 known as the e. Search for keystone pocket watches in inventory keystone in 1886 the keystone standard watch co. E howard, the man and the company page 2 web horology. The watch has blued hands, enamel dial with hairlines, original e. Watch and patent information guide with serial numbers and dates. This one notes a boston manufacturing and has a 1057982 number in the backing and a 15024 numbering on a plate above the gears. Howard name, at the time one of the most highlyregarded american watch brands, were purchased by the keystone watch case company in 1902. Keystone watch case company, 19031930 web horology. Our purpose is to provide information about vintage machinery that is generally difficult to locate. Keystone offers fluorescent ballasts in a variety of case styles to power most standard lamps.
Sep 18, 2012 the company then purchased the trade name of the famous edward howard watch and clock company of boston, massachusetts. Not on view souvenir of the worlds columbian exposition. It is important to look at the serial number of the watch movement and not any number on the case. Theophilus zurbrugg merged it with other case companies, the combined entity being the keystone watch case co. The serial number for this howard movement is 1,144,502 which dates this extra clean and service howard. Here are a few tips to find information about your pocket watch. Howard formed a new company in 1857 making watches of excellent quality.
Some books assume that the watch is in mint condition and the values they list will be the very top dollar. Were proud to provide the following resources and more to users. American waltham case serial numbers torrentssuper9s diary. Use this table to look up the serial number of your hamilton pocket watch and hence the year of manufacture. Railroadgrade watches had to meet strict guidelines to ensure their reliability and accuracy. Antique e howard watch co gf pocket watch with case certificate not working 17j. It changed its name to the hamilton watch co in 1892. May 10, 2015 aaron brokaw tall case clock, the case attributed to john scudder, bridgetown, nj. If your watch isnt in poor condition as most 70 year old watches are, expect to pay less.
Web horology message board the pocket watch industry american pocket watch case. At about this time an antitrust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against dueber. The waltham watch company, also known as the american waltham watch co. The pocket watch case for the collector many pocket watch companies concentrated on just making the movements, leaving the case to be made by another company. Howard open face pocket watch in a 14k white gold case, subseconds dial. This watch was made assembly of dial, case and movement by levy brothers co. The customer must either rely on the veracity of those marks or make their own tests.
It is a howard pocket watch however it doesnt quite fit in its box. There are a few web sites out there that are about wrist watches, some about pocket watches too, but ive struggled to come across many that have enough information in the one place to be of much use. In a 10k gold case, the nickel movement with serial number 1183943 is stemwound and set with a lever at the side of the. Howard keystone series 11 model e 21j 16s railroad grade. E howard watch co keystone extra 14k white gf pocket watch 1920s 10s norman runs.
Howard boston triple hinge open face case 17 jewel pocket watch. Howard watch co antique pocket watches 19101919 year of manufacture when you shop the largest online selection at. How to determine the value of a pocket watch catawiki. The first watch elgin made, an 18 sized b w raymond railroad grade watch, was finished in 1867 and over the next 100 years, they went on to produce about 60 million watches. Howard watch company, howard pocket watch, howard watch. Keystone technologies light made easy led solutions. There is a personal engraving on the inside of the back of this 14 karat solid gold swing out case. Biggerpockets real estate investing education, tools. Keystone offers a variety of hid ballast kits in high pressure sodium, probe, and pulse start metal halide ballast options. Mens mechanical watch pocket skeleton black gold chain retro vintage windup hot. There were no patent rights transferred, just the use of the e. Unfollow keystone watch case to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line. Weve located a huge catalog of items for sale on the the internet.
The pair acquired some of the material and watches in progress, based upon a lien against the defunct company held by rice, but they were unable to buy the existing factory or machinery, so they moved to roxbury. Stewart anniversary floor clock features an elegant swan neck pediment accented with decorative rosettes and matching keystone finial support. By teaming with customers, case ih offers equipment for producers designed by producers. Every watch i accept for restoration is fully disassembled. Howard name a legacy of the howard watch company in 1902 and sold keystone howard watches. Howard 17 jewels antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Below is a picture of the serial number on the pocket watch case. From the serial number i have found that it is a 300 grade, size 16, 15 jewel movement made in 1904. When looking for the number on your watch you should be looking at the serial number on the movement, not the case. Others assume that the watch comes with the correct case, or if it could be cased in anything, a gold filled case. Antique pocket watch is a resource full of information about pocket watches.
Engraved inscription on the exterior of dust cover and initial. An illuminated case highlights the brassfinished pendulum and weights. Some pocket watches have been converted to wrist watches. In 1903, watch production ceased, and the howard watch name was sold to the keystone watch case company of philadelphia, who also purchased the u. Watch company of waltham, massachusetts, to manufacture under the howard name. Jack woods article that described how his technique for determining the date a wadsworth case was made was published in the septoct 2012 nawcc journal. Hamilton 992b railroad pocket watch, hamilton railway special. Known for dependability and superior efficiency, keystone s hid ballasts are perfectly suited for even the most demanding hid lighting applications. Click dating a gruen wristwatch from a wadsworth case serial number to download a pdf copy of the article. Nevertheless, the cases continued to be stamped with previous, wellknown trade names.
Info, specs, and value american antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton e. Keystone did produce pocket watch cases as well as the watch works. Almost 8,900 movements were completed, but unsold when the purchase took place. How do i determine how much my antique howard pocket watch. The first good guide book is the complete price guide to watches by cooksey shugart, tom engle and richard gilbert. Howard form ed a new com pany in 1857 m aking watc hes of e xcel lent quali ty. Philadelphia had acquired the united states watch co. The watches of the keystone era are typically marked e. High jewel examples are fervently sought by pocket watch collectors. Howard antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at.
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