April 16, 2024
CIRC 1902 HAMPDEN MOLLY STARK POCKET WATCH 14K GOLD & DIAMOND CASE
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Take a moment to see this special Hampden-Dueber lever set pocket watch , Grade - Molly Stark , Hampton Watch Co, produced circ 1902 Canton Ohio , size 3/0 , Serial # 1610108, with a 14K Gold Dueber Case Weight : 1 oz. Measurements: 1.25 diameter Estimated production 1902 . Well running watch .DUEBER-HAMPDEN .......................... Donald J. Mozart produced his three-wheel watch in 1864, and with the assistance of Samuel Rice formed the New York Watch Company in 1866 in Providence, Rhode Island. The company became the Hampden Watch Company in 1877. John C. Dueber had been manufacturing watch cases since 1864 and bought controlling interest in a case company in about 1886. At about this time an anti-trust law was passed and the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott against Dueber. In order to remain in business, Dueber bought the Hampden Watch Co. in Springfield in 1888, then moved it to Canton. By 1890, the company was producing 600 watches a day, had 1000 employees, and possessed net assets of $2,600,000. Hampden produced some very fine quality watches, and introduced the first 16 size, 23 jewel movement made in America. Dueber controlled all aspects of the company from manufacturing to sales. Each watch case was made of 57 pieces; they used 14-karat-gold cases and 17 jewel movements. Dueber sold the company to Walter Vrettman
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