found a pocket Watch and a padlock

[roygpa]

Went out not far from home to explore an old farmhouse site and found a pocket watch and a padlock. I pulled the back off the pocket watch and using a microscope I have at work found the name RH Ingersoll & Bros inside. I was able to ID it as an Ingersoll Eclipse which sold in the late 1890s and early 1900s for about a $1.50. The lock I believe was made by S.B. co., Inc.

Ingersoll sold their "Yankee" model pocket watch for a buck around the same time frame, and their slogan was "The watch that made the dollar bill famous."

 

[monkeys uncle]

Neat find. Congrats and keep swinging!

 

[roygpa]

Here's a picture taken with my microscope (a cheap microscope) you can just make out the name Ingersoll & Bro

 

[ArDirtSlinger]

Both Really cool finds!!!!

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[TokenMan]

Lets Go Pens!!! Here we go Steelers!! Cool finds.

 

[Tony in SC]

There is actually a catagory of watches called "Dollar Watches". I believe Ingersoll was one of the first to make a line of watches that sold for less that two dollars. There were more companies later. Tony

 

[JUNKER]

roygpa great finds but does that mean time to lock up for the season. HH

 

[roygpa]

I put in a bid on a non working Ingersoll pocket watch that I thought I could use to show people what my find used to look like. Unfortunately I was outbid. I can't see spending more than 5 bucks on a non working pocket watch. Maybe a can find a working version in the future.

Roy

 

[digger27]

Love watch finds of any kind.
The older the better...congratZ!

 

[g-olden years]

Two cool finds! I'm jealous as have only found portions of old watches here & there - but I love my partial watches, lol.

Since you chose not to go bid-berserk in the auction for same type of watch as you dug, you can now instead print a clear picture of one of those watches from your computer, and keep it with your less-gorgeous version to show to people. Have Fun! Andi