Hamilton reintroduced the illinois brand in 1953 and ive heard different reasons why. It is mainly run as a repair shop today where they service vintage and modern watches. The hamilton watch company arrived on the scene almost a quarter century later, but by 1900, more than half of all u. Hamilton watch identification guide waterstone watches. Heres the link to download the book and following that link, you can also. Hamilton real estate hamilton il homes for sale zillow. Our latest issue is now available to view online or download in pdf format.
See more ideas about vintage photography, ontario and hamilton ontario. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. About advertising free downloads newsletter contact shop. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Browse mls listings in hamilton and take real estate virtual tours at realtor. Please visit our restoration section for more details. Featured products vintage hamilton vintage hamilton. One has something to do with trademark ownership sort.
Each case is custom designed to fit the antique pocket watch movements. Codes marked locations unknown are missing the original flight maps. Access illinois historical aerial photography by county. If you dont find what youre looking for, try browsing our entire archive. Vintage 1970s baylor automatic mens 36mm steel super compressor divers watch as1903. Vintage hamilton vintage hamilton watches for sale. Zillow has 20 homes for sale in hamilton il matching. Additively manufactured watch cases bring life to vintage pocket. Illinois 1911 rr dial gold tone illinois cased vintage watch. He was an attorney in his 40s, and by accident, he bumped into a vintage girard perregaux watch. Zip code database get all us zip codes and their information in one easy to use database. Thanks for visiting my vintage hamilton watch blog. The city is located directly across the mississippi river from keokuk, iowa. Vintage hamilton ll bean automatic chronograph field watch valjoux 7750 with original case.
It also includes great resources, including a photo guide, a model finder, a browsable set of hamilton catalogs, and a collection of hamilton dial drawings. Hamilton, illinois simple english wikipedia, the free. A brief overview of an inexpensive vintage find from hamilton watch companys 1950s hamiltonillinois line. Vintage mens 1950s 10k ygf hamilton automatic microrotor cal 666. The university of illinois, champaignurbana, chicago historical society. Hamilton county illinois historic aerial photographs, 1936. Hamilton is a city in hancock county, illinois, united states. Vintagehamiltonwristwatches an unofficial blog dedicated to. This is an index of all our photos and maps in hamilton county. Courthouse 100 south jackson st, mcleansboro, illinois 62859. Adamvintage vintage watches antique and vintage pocket.
Hamilton area historical tornado activity is slightly below illinois state average. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The hamilton illinois line of watches introduced swissmade movements to hamilton s line. The illinois watch company was founded on december 23, 1870, in springfield, illinois, by john c. Vintage hamilton 10k gold rgp hand wind mens watch 686 17j 1960s. The mix of thick cover and open timber plus crop land on 3 sides makes this a desirable spot for big bucks to live. Useful hamilton watch sites waterstone vintage watches. Since i restore vintage hamilton watches, myself, i found his prices very reasonable. Rare mens vintage early 1980s piaget automatic ultrathin caliber 12pci in solid 18k yellow gold ref. W elcome to the hamilton county, illinois reference lookups page.
Antique and vintage hamilton and illinois wristwatches. An abbreviated history of the illinois watch company. Just as the apostles must have felt, vintage watch owners experience tremendous joy when they realize their beloved time piece has been restored. Adams, john whitfield bunn 18311920 and various additional financiers. Click a link to view a scanned roll of film or map. Hamilton bought illinois watch company in 1927 and with it, ownership of the.
The adds for the general public posted from the 1940s and 1950s when 992b was in production were for wrist watches. Vintage hamilton watches for sale hamilton for sale, vintage, watches, hamilton mens, retro, antique, art deco, classic, collectible, wristwatch, rare watches, vintage watches, luxury timepieces, vintage hamilton. Fredric friedberg his fivevolume history is called the illinois watch and its hamilton years thanks so much for being with us. There is one stainless on a new black suede hamilton strap, seven 14k gold, most of which are on hamilton leather straps with vintage gold filled buckles.
If you would like to become a lookup volunteer, please contact me with hamilton county volunteer in the subject line. Shop forand learn aboutantique and vintage hamilton and illinois wristwatches. This new fivevolume, boxed set completes the illinois watch story in detail. See more ideas about hamilton ontario canada, hamilton ontario and hamilton. My grandmother was born in dahlgren, illinois, where they remained many years after their marriage. The population was 2,951 at the 2010 census, a decline from 3,029 in 2000. Below you will find a listing of hamilton county reference books and volunteers who will do short lookups for you. Please select the file format you would like to browse for each county collection. The illinois watch company was founded on december 23, 1870, in springfield, illinois. Hamilton is a city in illinois in the united states this short article about a place or feature in the united states can be made longer. Founded in 1870, the illinois watch company was primarily known for its.
I recently did a post on the 1953 illinois topper b. Home illinois historic aerial photographs, 19361941 hamilton county reference url to link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. Hamilton introduced its first wristwatch in 1917, designed to appeal to men entering world war i and containing the 0sized 17jewel 983 movement originally designed for womens pendent watches. Of all the forum sites concerned with vintage watches, this one seems to have the largest hamilton fan community. By 1932, the great depression forced hamilton to close the illinois factory, though they. Hamilton watch identification guide hamilton watches are relatively easier to identify than the products of many other manufacturers. Founded in 1870, the illinois watch company was primarily known for its pocket watches favored by american railroad workers. The illinois product run was short lived though and was discontinued in 1956 with several hamilton illinois models renamed as hamilton models.
While theres no magical formula for quickly identifying hamilton watches, identification is simplified significantly by the fact that hamilton named their models and, for the most part, stuck to unique names. Restorations forum illinois, elgin, gruen, waltham, longines and others. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. Vintage hamilton advertisements, pocket watch adds most of the larger pocket watch adds from hamilton are for watches that predated the 992b. In 1928, illinois watch co was purchased by hamilton. Vintage aerial illinois hamilton county film roll index. Hamilton county, illinois land for sale whitetail properties.
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