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LLychnobius replied to the thread Silver Cabrier Pocket watch.There seems to be a maker's name on the back of the outer case, beneath the feet of the bearded figure on the right; it appears to read...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread Another M.I. Tobias pocket watch with questions.British and European watchmaking involved a host of specialised workshops, each concentrating on one part or one aspect of manufacture...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread Eardley Norton pocket watch: Fake or Real?.This thread began with what appears to be an authentic Norton watch (not a repeater). Peter's latest example, still more than his...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread Another M.I. Tobias pocket watch with questions.Is there a suggestion that this movement could actually have been newly-made in 1888? I cannot profess to be a Tobias expert, but all my...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread Jos. Johnson watch, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History..Perhaps I was unjust in vilifying the museum staff; they are probably encumbered with a mass of regulations which forbid them to handle...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread Jos. Johnson watch, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History..I did wonder about this possibility. However, the evidence I have for Johnson dates, however meagre, does include earlier dates for...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread Jos. Johnson watch, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History..Infuriating! – This is not directed at Frank, who has clearly done all he can (thank you again, Frank); I am alluding to the fact that...
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LAdam Burdess of Coventry, who worked from about 1868 until at least 1895, has appeared in several of our discussions over the years. He...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread 20th c For the dust bin or not?.Well done, Allan, for rescuing this collection for your club! Further details will be welcome. Oliver Mundy.
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LLychnobius replied to the thread For those interested in Jos. Johnson watches.A genuine Johnson movement (17 jewels, bimetallic but uncut balance-wheel with compensation-curb), in – as so often – an American case...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread Robert Roskell Numbers File..I have just seen this message from January. One of my Joseph Johnsons, No. 3272, has gold marks identical to those of Roskell 35485...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread Ebenezer Taylor & Son English fusee.This kind of seconds dial, with the figures placed outside the recessed area, is typical of the 1850s and 1860s. I cannot make the jewel...
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LHi Oliver, Regarding the setting up of the fusee, the amount of 'pre-wind' applied will affect the shape of the power curve, and this...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread George Lewis verge, 1756.This has proved to be a rather extraordinary verge. It is never out by more than four and a half minutes in a day. After winding I set...
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LLychnobius replied to the thread 18th Century American Fusee Question.I understand that Thomas Harland of Norwich CT is usually considered the earliest actual maker of watches in America. He crossed the...
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