The 18s, 21j, Bunn Special, ca: 1906, in the attached pictures is a recent acquisition.
Various sources indicate that potentially as many as:
In the "18 Size Bunn Special Research" thread: https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/18-size-bunn-special-research-thread.109980/page-2 ;
Nigel Harrison asked the following question regarding whether or not all of the 7th and 8th damascene pattern movements were produced.
" For how few I have seen of these watches over the last 10 years surely there were not that many produced in total for each of these variants. Generally other uncommon watches that have production figures of around the 1000, I have seen a much higher number of then compared to these Bunn Special variants. "
Fred Hansen replied - "A number of the scarcer Bunn Special 18 size variants are likely [to have] a good deal lower actual production than what is estimated in the Meggers' book or Russ Snyder's database, with the more common variants making up a high percentage of the runs that these watches are found in. It will take a lot of data collection to really sort out exactly what is in each of the runs and to really nail down accurate estimates on each variant. Eventually that is what a thread like this can accomplish, and with enough input from collectors it can be done here."
This is the first 7th damascene pattern variant, 18s, 21j, Bunn Special that I have run across in the past 20 years.
Additionally, the dial is a private label for A. M. Kirk & Son jewelers, that had its business location on the corner of Filbert and State streets, Curwensville, Pa. The founder of the business was A. M. Kirk, later brought his son, Henry P. Kirk, into the business. A. M. Kirk was born October 5, 1849, at Lumber City, Pa., and died at Curwensville, September 19, 1904.
Richard
Various sources indicate that potentially as many as:
1183 movements were produced with the 7th damascene pattern without being marked "Extra".
983 movements were produced with the 7th damascene pattern and were marked "Extra"
550 movements were produced with the 8th damascene pattern
In the "18 Size Bunn Special Research" thread: https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/18-size-bunn-special-research-thread.109980/page-2 ;
Nigel Harrison asked the following question regarding whether or not all of the 7th and 8th damascene pattern movements were produced.
" For how few I have seen of these watches over the last 10 years surely there were not that many produced in total for each of these variants. Generally other uncommon watches that have production figures of around the 1000, I have seen a much higher number of then compared to these Bunn Special variants. "
Fred Hansen replied - "A number of the scarcer Bunn Special 18 size variants are likely [to have] a good deal lower actual production than what is estimated in the Meggers' book or Russ Snyder's database, with the more common variants making up a high percentage of the runs that these watches are found in. It will take a lot of data collection to really sort out exactly what is in each of the runs and to really nail down accurate estimates on each variant. Eventually that is what a thread like this can accomplish, and with enough input from collectors it can be done here."
This is the first 7th damascene pattern variant, 18s, 21j, Bunn Special that I have run across in the past 20 years.
Additionally, the dial is a private label for A. M. Kirk & Son jewelers, that had its business location on the corner of Filbert and State streets, Curwensville, Pa. The founder of the business was A. M. Kirk, later brought his son, Henry P. Kirk, into the business. A. M. Kirk was born October 5, 1849, at Lumber City, Pa., and died at Curwensville, September 19, 1904.
Richard
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