63 (open Face) 17-jewel adjusted to temperature 1. 68 (open Face), all 17-jewel adjusted to temperature and positions. This line also included the Anchor grade (hunting or open face), No.
The 18-size, 17-jewel Special Railway grade and 18-size, 17-jewel New Railway grade were part of the new group of watches introduced in the 1891 advertising campaign, both were advertised as adjusted to temperature and six positions, available as open face or hunting, and particularly desirable and specially recommended to meet the requirements of the railway service. In 1891, Hampden created an advertising campaign for their new line of 17-jewel watches that lasted for years. Hampden was the first to mass produce and heavily promote 17-jewel watches. In 1891 an open face 18-size Railway grade was introduced, replacing the No. The firm then began to advertise itself as the Dueber-Hampden Watch Co.Īlthough the ads continued to use the Dueber-Hampden name, both companies remained two separate companies. In 1888-1889 both operations were moved to a pair of adjacent factory buildings in Canton, Ohio. Perry grade was also 15-jewel, with a patent regulator and adjusted to temperature and positions.
Hampden Pocket Watch S Serial Number Beingīy 1881 the company had expanded to five buildings with a capacity of 400 movements per day, and employed 400 workers.