Illinois Bunn Special Serial Numbers
Including Illinois Watch Serial Numbers and Production Dates
- Illinois 21 Jewel Bunn Special
- Illinois Bunn Special
- Illinois Bunn Special Serial Numbers
- Illinois Bunn Special Pocket Watch Serial Numbers
Look up your Illinois Pocket Watch Serial Number Here. And this company has made a special effort in this direction by furnishing the 'Sangamo' and the 'Bunn', 'Bunn Special', and 'A. Lincoln' movements in 18 size, for the use of railroad men, so that to-day these movements are known wherever railroads are operated, and are the recognized. The Illinois movement serial number The case’s serial number is 6230686 so no match. This is not uncommon because movements were switched in and out of different cases all the time. Just a couple of screws held the movement into the case. Illinois Pocket Watch Serial Number Lookup. ILLINOIS BUNN SPECIAL MODEL 9 VINTAGE 16S 21J RAILROAD POCKET WATCH c. 1917 Illinois Bunn Special Model 9 Pocket Watch 21j - With Rail Road Case. Antique 1883 Illinois 18s 11 Jewel Coin Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch.
Jan 15, 2013 At one time it was thought that, because the Bunn Special 161B movements had the highest serial numbers used on Bunn Specials, that they were the watches made in 1948 at Hamilton in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, about 14 or 15 years after the Illinois factory was shut down. The Bunn family surname was used on Illinois most famous railroad watch grades, starting with the first 18-size, 15-jewel, adjusted Illinois Bunn movements introduced with serial number 201. The 18-size, 15-jewel, full plate, key wind, adjusted Miller movements were also advertised as having 'a good reputation with Railroad Men'. By serial number, the first watch made was the 'Stuart' model, followed in order by the 'Mason,' Bunn,' 'Miller,' and finally the 'Currier. The first stem-wind watch was produced in 1875. The early Illinois models were key-wound and key-set and are quite collectible today.
Springfield, Illinois
1869 - 1927
The Illinois Springfield Watch Company was organized in 1869 primarily through the efforts of J. C. Adams. The first company Directors were J. T. Stuart, W. B. Miller, John Williams, John W. Bunn, George Black and George Passfield.
John Stuart was a Springfield lawyer and former partner of Abraham Lincoln. John Williams was president of the First National bank of Springfield. William B. Miller was a local merchant. John B. Bunn owned a grocery business.
Though the first movements were produced in 1872, the company really didn't achieve full production until 1875. By serial number, the first watch made was the 'Stuart' model, followed in order by the 'Mason,' Bunn,' 'Miller,' and finally the 'Currier. The first stem-wind watch was produced in 1875. The early Illinois models were key-wound and key-set and are quite collectible today. Illinois later produced an extensive line of extremely fine and accurate Railroad-grade pocket watches like the 'Sangamo Special,' 'Bunn Special' and 'Santa Fe Special' (just to name a few).
Illinois: A Great American Watch Since 1870
In 1879, due to financial difficulties, the company was reorganized and the name changed to the Illinois Springfield Watch Company. By 1885 the company name was changed yet again to the Illinois Watch Company. Volume amplifier download for pc.
Purchased by Hamilton
The Illinois Watch Company was purchased by Hamilton Watch Company in 1927, but continued to produce Illinois watches under Hamilton management until 1932 (the year the last 'true' Illinois watch was made). Hamilton continued producing Illinois watches in the Hamilton factory until 1939.
The Illinois Watch Company produced watches under contract for several different brands, including Burlington Watch Company (Chicago, Illinois) which operated primarily as a mail-order business, and Santa Fe Watch Company (Topeka, Kansas). There is some question as to whether Burlington was actually a subsidiary of Illinois. Watches produced under the Burlington name include some very fine (including some railroad grade) watches, which are nearly identical to Illinois movements. Illinois also produced watches for the Plymouth Watch Company (Sears Roebuck) and the Washington Watch Company (Montgomery Ward).
Illinois Watch Case Company
NOTE: The Illinois Watch Company should not be confused with the Illinois Watch Case Company of Elgin, Illinois. The Illinois Watch Case Company was a major manufacture in the city of Elgin, Illinois. It manufactured watch cases under many brands, such as 'Elgin Giant,' 'Elgin Pride,' 'Tivoli,' 'Spartan,' and 'Elgin Commander.' The use of the name 'Elgin' in their brand names, or marking the cases with 'Elgin USA' often leads people to believe that a watch was made by the Elgin National Watch Company when it was actually made by another manufacturer, or to think that a watch no longer has its original case because it is 'now in an Elgin case.'
Illinois Watch Company
Illinois 21 Jewel Bunn Special
Total Production: Approx. 5.7 Million Watches
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1872 | 5000 |
| 1873 | 20,000 |
| 1874 | 50,000 |
| 1875 | 75,000 |
| 1876 | 100,000 |
| 1877 | 145,000 |
| 1878 | 210,000 |
| 1879 | 250,000 |
| 1880 | 300,000 |
| 1881 | 350,000 |
| 1882 | 400,000 |
| 1883 | 450,000 |
| 1884 | 500,000 |
| 1885 | 550,000 |
| 1886 | 600,000 |
| 1887 | 700,000 |
| 1888 | 800,000 |
| 1889 | 900,000 |
| 1890 | 1,000,000 |
| 1891 | 1,040,000 |
| 1892 | 1,080,000 |
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1893 | 1,120,000 |
| 1894 | 1,160,000 |
| 1895 | 1,220,000 |
| 1896 | 1,250,000 |
| 1897 | 1,290,000 |
| 1898 | 1,330,000 |
| 1899 | 1,370,000 |
| 1900 | 1,410,000 |
| 1901 | 1,450,000 |
| 1902 | 1,500,000 |
| 1903 | 1,650,000 |
| 1904 | 1,700,000 |
| 1905 | 1,800,000 |
| 1906 | 1,840,000 |
| 1907 | 1,900,000 |
| 1908 | 2,100,000 |
| 1909 | 2,150,000 |
| 1910 | 2,200,000 |
| 1911 | 2,300,000 |
| 1912 | 2,400,000 |
| 1913 | 2,500,000 |
| Year | S/N |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 2,600,000 |
| 1915 | 2,700,000 |
| 1916 | 2,800,000 |
| 1917 | 3,000,000 |
| 1918 | 3,200,000 |
| 1919 | 3,400,000 |
| 1920 | 3,600,000 |
| 1921 | 3,750,000 |
| 1922 | 3,900,000 |
| 1923 | 4,000,000 |
| 1924 | 4,500,000 |
| 1925 | 4,700,000 |
| 1926 | 4,800,000 |
| 1927 | 5,000,000 |
| - Sold to Hamilton - | |
| 1928 | 5,100,000 |
| 1929 | 5,200,000 |
| 1931 | 5,400,000 |
| 1934 | 5,500,000 |
| 1948 | 5,600,000 |
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Illinois Bunn Special
Be sure to use the serial number on the movement (the works) of the watch. Do not use the serial number from the watch case.
Illinois Bunn Special Serial Numbers
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Illinois Bunn Special Pocket Watch Serial Numbers
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