The conductor did not check his watch, however, assuming the engineer did. And guess what? A reliable watch would’ve stopped this accident! The story goes that the crew of the Toledo Express were ordered to let the Fast Mail Train pass them at Kipton after leaving Oberlin, Ohio, as they were late. The two trains were the Toledo Express, which was going along slowly, and the Fast Mail Train No. What happened that day was that two trains collided at a station, resulting in the deaths of 9 people. goes back to April 18th, 1891 to an incident known to American history as the Kipton Disaster. It does not store any personal data.The story of Ball Watch Co. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin.
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The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This safety feature was required when strict standards of quality and accuracy were instituted in 1893 after the tragic train crash outside Chicago. This is a protective device required of all railroad grade watches so that the time cannot accidentally be changed by the crown dislodging. NOTE: Lever set pocket watches use a lever located under the screw off bezel which slides out to release the mechanism that locks the time setting feature. (See photo shown with turned hardwood stand SKU 35614 for $150) An impressive piece of of our nation’s history to wear, or display on a mantle or cabinet in one of our hand crafted wood pocket watch stands. In excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition and offered with our 1 year warranty of accurate time keeping and operation.
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Note, the dial is free of any cracks or hairlines, common on enamel dials of this era.Ī finel condition vintage esteemed Ball railroad watch in a very desirable white Ball signed Keystone case, with minimal wear, and free of any personalized engraving and with popular “stirrup” bow.
Powered by high grade 21 jewel, 5 adjustments, lever set Hamilton caliber 999 movement with gold set jewels and beautifully damascened nickel plates. Featuring 16-size open face white gold filled screw back case, a beautiful condition single sunk enamel dial with large black enamel arabic numerals, prominent black enamel minute indexes, and blued steel spade hands. We invite you to read all the copy and view the finely detailed photos.Ī great condition and especially attractive vintage Hamilton Ball Official Standard railroad grade pocket watch circa 1930. We offer here a fine example of American watch making from the early part of the 20th century. American made railroad grade pocket watches were the finest quality pocket watches of the era of such high standards and quality, that the Swiss attempted to copy the work of the American firms to the point of producing watches with American sounding brands or movement names.
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