A later list of Burlington Route employes required to carry a standard watch is shown in these 1949 CB&Q Rules. 2 in a 1901 Edition of Canadian Pacific Railway General, Train, and Interlocking Rules. Typical lists of those required to carry a standard watch appear in an 1892 report of Time Inspection on the Illinois Central Railroad and as Standard Time Rule No. Other employes carried whatever watches they liked. The railroad industry, and the railroaders themselves, referred to the watches as " Standard Watches," literally, those watches that met the railroads' time service standards.Īlthough the person who originally owned a watch may have worked for a railroad, it is not necessarily what could properly be called a " Railroad Watch." The use of a standard watch was only required of a portion of railroad employes (correct spelling, used in many older railroad documents), usually those directly involved in running the trains, or controlling, or affecting, the operation of trains. The term " Railroad Watch" was used by the watch and jewelry trade (and is now used by collectors) to refer those high grade watches that met the requirements of railroad time service rules and standards. Many people have come to call any large old pocket watch, especially one with an engraving of a locomotive on the back of the case, a railroad watch. Meanwhile, here's some information about railroad watches: It sounds like one of your watches was cased at the Hamilton factory, which is a little unusual for most watches (including Hamilton) built before the 1920s. With these numbers, it is amazing what we will be able to find. Welcome to the NAWCC American Pocket Watch Message Board!Īs Ron posted, the serial numbers on the movements (the "works") are what we need to be able to track your Hamilton watches down. I have not had the nerve to open the mechanism although from what I have been reading the numbers on the movement are more informative In theĬenter just up from the bottom is the number 535515 and over top of that 'Hamilton Watch Company Lancaster, Pa' around the outer edges. My Grandfathers initials engraved on it, the second inner case has The watch has two cases, the outer one has It is quite a beautiful watch, light gold face, black hands and numerals with small second dial. Watch but since it is gold I would think maybe more the Masonic Order He was a railroad engineer here in the U.S.A. The one in question belonged to my Grandfather who came over from Scotland in the 1800,s. I have two very old Hamilton pocket watchs one in particular I need some help in identifying.
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