AUCTION : 1701

Live Horological Collections and Jewelry Auction
Sunday May 21, 2017

The Radisson Hotel, Manchester NH
- No Reserves - No Buyer's Premium - No Sales Tax -

Lot#: 345

DESCRIPTION: APW - Illinois, Mason, low s#166, 18S, coin silver original HC, KWKS, WE-SSD marked "Springfield Watch Co," correct for earliest Illinois production, lever escapement, 7J, gilt mvt, s#166. Very nice first year production example, from a run listed in factory records as made in May 1872.
CONDITION: Mvt: GRO, near mint mvt condition overall, strong gilt color, spot on barrel bridge near end of word "Ill," small abrasion spot on barrel bridge right of the escutcheon, small spot on main plate adjacent to left side of barrel bridge; dial with two short hls below seconds-register; case shows medium wear, FS and MFS, shallow dents to left side of front, small shallow dent to left side of rear, engraving detail greatly reduced; bow pivots freely and has some side to side play at pendent, plated brass push shows ample wear and has break at upper front side; good glass crystal.
ESTIMATE: $700 - $1000
PRICE SOLD: $750

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