[AT] Waaay O.T. - Odd pocket watch

[Larry D Goss]

Farmer, does the engraving have a patent number or only a date?  If the 
number is there, you probably can go on-line and find a full description.

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Francis Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 3:26 AM
Subject: [AT] Waaay O.T. - Odd pocket watch


>    I only post this here because the range of expertise of some list
> members is always amazing...
>    I have an old pocket watch that came to me from my maternal 
> grandparents
> estate. I had it with some old pocket knives that came from them as well 
> and
> I had never really looked at it before. I picked it up yesterday and was
> looking at it and it hit me that something was different. It has a 10 hour
> dial...??? This isn't some new fangled thing since it carries a patent 
> date
> from 105 years ago. I have searched all over the web looking for any
> references to a 10 hour clock / watch to no avail. I was also curious 
> about
> the lack of winding stem so I popped the back to see if it had a direct 
> key
> wind there. I have a few others that have that feature. Instead of a key 
> in
> the back of the movement I found that it was self-winding... It has a sort
> of pendulum that ratchets the spring as the watch is shaken. I had no idea
> that they made self winders 105 years ago.
>    It does not run (probably "ran when parked")   ;-)   so I don't know if
> ten hours on it are equal to 12 regular hours or if it is really ten
> hours???
>    Anybody ever see one like that?
>
>
>
> --
> "farmer"
>
> When you reach the end of your rope
> tie a knot and hang on...
>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana, USA
> robinson at svs.net
>
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