Springfield, Mass., throwaways

[Greg Frauenhoff]

At the Rocky Mtn Regional I picked up another ephemeral bit for my collection of "rare", "minty", "blazing" and truly "scarce" "crispy" "near unique" (?)movement tins. So for all you fellow shipping tin collectors out there (don't be afraid to fess up that you too collect junk like this), here's a scan of my modest collection of Springfield, Mass., ones.

http://members.aol.com/gfrauen/springtin.jpg

[Greg Frauenhoff]

At the Rocky Mtn Regional I picked up another ephemeral bit for my collection of "rare", "minty", "blazing" and truly "scarce" "crispy" "near unique" (?)movement tins. So for all you fellow shipping tin collectors out there (don't be afraid to fess up that you too collect junk like this), here's a scan of my modest collection of Springfield, Mass., ones.

http://members.aol.com/gfrauen/springtin.jpg

[Wes]

NICE COLLECTION!

Thanks for posting them!

[Greg Frauenhoff]

Thanks Wes.

Let's see some more. Others out there must have a few of these in their collections.

[Sheila Gilbert]

Greg,
This is a list of the Elgin tins I have.

If anyone owns one of these watch, the tin is yours.

I have a total of about 150 tins but these are the ones with the serial numbers and other information on them.
I have a picture but have no where to put it.

Elgin SN

6,078,007 # 142, 18s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting
9,775,408 # 233, 12s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting Roman Dial
10,491,627 # 232, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting (decorated Dial. C. H.)
10,491,628 # 232, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting (decorated Dial. C. H.)
10,556,484 # 232, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting (decorated Dial. C. H.)
10,556,485 # 232, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting (decorated Dial. C. H.
10,685,452 # 301, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting Arabic Dial M.F.
10,685,455 # 301, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting Arabic Dial
10,740,004 # 301, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting Roman Dial
12,059,963 # 301, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting Roman Dial
12,752,972 # 301, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting Roman Dial
12,753,689 # 301, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting Arabic Dial
12,856,776 # 314, 12s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting Roman Dial
13,564,225 # 288, 18s, 7J, Nickel-Open Face, Arabic Dial M.F.
13,936,341 # 291, 16s, 7J, Nickel, Pendant Setting
14,447,417 # 294, 18s, 7J, Gilded, O. F. Arabic Dial, Pendant Setting
14,768,006 # 301, 12s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting Roman Dial, Pendant Setting
14,893,055 # 316, 18s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting Roman Dial, Lever Setting
15,279,855 # 313, 18s, 15J, Nickel. O. F. Arabic Dial, Pendant Setting
15,655,612 # 312, 16s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting Arabic Dial, Pendant Setting
15,661,703 # 316, 18s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting Arabic Dial M.F., Lever Setting
16,254,272 # 335, 18s, 17J, Nickel-Hunting Arabic Dial, Lever Setting
16,464,430 # 315, 12s, 15J, Nickel. O. F. Arabic Dial, Pendant Setting
16,634,258 # 314, 12s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting Arabic Dial, Pendant Setting
17,736,417 # 288, 18s, 7J, Nickel. O. F. Arabic Dial, Pendant Setting

Smaller Boxes Size 0s

12,734,665 # 320, 0s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting, Roman Dial
15,196,847 # 354, 0s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting, Roman Dial, Pend. Set
15,868,572 # 354, 0s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting, Arabic Dial, Pend. Set
15,893,003 # 320, 0s, 7J, Nickel-Hunting, Arabic Dial, Pend. Set
15,993,903 # 354, 0s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting, Roman Dial, Pend. Set
16,435,016 # 354, 0s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting, Roman Dial, Prnd. Set
16,435,192 # 354, 0s, 15J, Nickel-Hunting, Roman Dial
16,702,514 # 355, 0s, 15J, Nickel. O. F. Arabic Dial, Pend. Set

some have papers inside.

[Greg Frauenhoff]

Sheila,

You have a very nice selection of Elgin tins.

Have you considered looking for any of the missing mvts on ebay. You could set up a search such as (12734665,15868572,...) +Elgin and probably not get too many extraneous hits.

P. S. There's still gold in them thar hills. Today we panned 10 flakes worth about $1.14. Our only costs were 200 miles of travel, a $61 tour and a $1 glass vial. Pretty good return, eh?

[Doc Mark]

Evening, Greg,

Well, ya' learn something every day! I had no idea such tins existed, and yours is an excellent collection of them, I'd say!! Thanks for teaching me something new today. Always something new to learn at NAWCC U.!!

I hope you're having a fine time on your vacation. Sounds like you're having fun, even if you're not getting rich from your panning!! :wink: :smile: Take care, and God Bless!

Every Good Wish,
Doc Mark

[Tom McIntyre]

Speaking of panning for gold, a road grader and some separation equipment can make it go faster for a semi-amateur.

Roland Fisher mined the gold for this wristwatch case not far from where you are.
http://www.awco.org/AWCo/American/00sFischer/Front_small.jpg (http://www.awco.org/AWCo/American/00sFischer/Front.jpg) http://www.awco.org/AWCo/American/00sFischer/Movement_small.jpg (http://www.awco.org/AWCo/American/00sFischer/Movement.jpg)
Roland refines and alloys the gold himself to make his cases.