ejp619
Greenie
- Nov 4, 2016
- 10
- 7
- Detector(s) used
- Bounty Hunter Tracker IV
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Help Identifying an E Ingraham Co. pocket watch
When I was out metal detecting today I found an E Ingraham pocket watch. This is my first decent find, as before this have only found old shotgun shells, so I was very thrilled to find it. After cleaning it off as well as I could I was able to make out most of the details. Unfortunately, the front of the watch is missing, but I was able to make out some information on the back. The back cover is plain and has no engravings, but once it is taken off there is some engraving that reads:
Off to the left of this there are also some numbers that read: 5 2 2
There are three reasons I am having trouble identifying this watch:
1. None of the sites I have looked on show a model under this manufacturer that matches the engraved words on the back of the watch.
2. There is no serial number listed on the back of the watch, and if it was on the front, I obviously can't see it.
3. Everywhere I look it says that E Ingraham Company didn't start producing watches until 1912, but the patent dates on the watch are from 5 years before that in 1907.
I have attached photos to the thread so that you can see for yourself what the watch looks like. Any help in identifying it would be very appreciated.
When I was out metal detecting today I found an E Ingraham pocket watch. This is my first decent find, as before this have only found old shotgun shells, so I was very thrilled to find it. After cleaning it off as well as I could I was able to make out most of the details. Unfortunately, the front of the watch is missing, but I was able to make out some information on the back. The back cover is plain and has no engravings, but once it is taken off there is some engraving that reads:
The E Ingraham Company
Bristol Conn U.S.A.
Patented
Aug 27, 1907
Sept 3, 1907
Others Pending
Bristol Conn U.S.A.
Patented
Aug 27, 1907
Sept 3, 1907
Others Pending
Off to the left of this there are also some numbers that read: 5 2 2
There are three reasons I am having trouble identifying this watch:
1. None of the sites I have looked on show a model under this manufacturer that matches the engraved words on the back of the watch.
2. There is no serial number listed on the back of the watch, and if it was on the front, I obviously can't see it.
3. Everywhere I look it says that E Ingraham Company didn't start producing watches until 1912, but the patent dates on the watch are from 5 years before that in 1907.
I have attached photos to the thread so that you can see for yourself what the watch looks like. Any help in identifying it would be very appreciated.
