Flea Haul - 1976 Chocolate Hamilton

JimDon

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I hit my usual flea market on Sunday and did well on watches and smalls and all for $19 total. I noticed a new vendor there. She had a bunch of junk jewelry and this Hamilton Self Winder was the only watch. It was on a broken Speidel band and was not working and you could hear shaking on the inside. I got it home and opened it up and found that the entire self winding assembly had unscrewed and was floating in the back. One screw was lodged in the third wheel. Fortunately all the screws were in there and after a quick tear down, rebuild and a little work on the outside she’s a great runner. I love the chocolate dial. I just need to get a strap that fits.
Before
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I also got this 1910 cal295 Elgin size 6s pocket watch movement with pristine dial but broken mainspring.ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282402.339108.jpg
Snow White TimexImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282451.829049.jpg
Two Timex’s including 1968 Starburst dial Marlin which I got running.ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282511.523738.jpg
1964 Ambassador Swivel knifeImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282552.774108.jpg vintage Lesney Nestle Van #69ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282570.667336.jpgFuture Farmers of America fobImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282618.673174.jpg
Sterling cuff link pin setImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282676.450769.jpg
Watch fob knifeImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282706.548159.jpgsilver plated music note cuff links ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282732.612919.jpgvintage Convair 880 lapel pin
ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282757.055646.jpgsterling and glass butterfly ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1523282814.265571.jpg

FYI listed the FFA fob on eBay and had a $9.95 bid in 5 minutes. FFA stuff is very collectible.
 

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Those Timex Marlin's are selling pretty well now.
 

Nice haul! Our flea market all the other venders buy the good stuff before it opens. What a joke even going.
 

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