Here we have a 18 size, Dueber, Open Face, 3-Hinge, Anchor & Serpent,    Gold Filled Case, with Case Paper. I've mounted the 3-Ball Movement [above] in it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

The Back has an Unusual Floral Engraving & looks like the same style as the Engraving on the Inside of Case.

The Anchor & Serpent Logo on Dueber Cases indicates the Case is Guaranteed to Wear for 20 Years.  

Engraving looks like it was Hand Engraved "Freestyle".

Possibly a "One Off" Job, made 'On Order', for a specific individual.  The 'Shield' on the Back has a faded inscription that looks like it says; "From, Ma", w/ decorations.

   Dust Cover has Wheat & a Bird (Chickadee?) Engraving, along with Owner's Name,     ( which looks like; "C.F. Votaw,  Camden Ind ) with some of the letters made of Wheat Stalks (the owner was most likely a Farmer).  This alone makes this Case unique as I've never seen a Dust Cover on any Cases I've looked at that was Engraved with more than just the owners name & date or a sentiment.  

Case Paper's were placed in all new Cases but few of them remain intact. This one's particularly well preserved, (because it was loose I put it into a plastic dial holder so it will remain 'well preserved').

Case has a type of Rope Edge Design. 

Sometimes called a Half-Hunter this kind of Hinged Open Face Case made it far easier to Set the Hands on a Lever Set Movement.  

"The Dueber Watch Co." 21 Jewel, 18 Size ON3L-A. Double Sunk, "Canton" Dial. 

Gold Filled B&B 'Royal' Screw Back & Bezel, Open Face, Plain Back Case. 

The Original had a "Canton" marked Dial as well but it had Chips & Cracks, so I found this replacement.

The Dials that had "Canton, Ohio" below the "Hampden Watch Co." script are found on the 21 Jewel, 18 size, Adjusted & Adjusted to 5 Positions,  John Hancock, M3 & M4's.  Also some of the "The Dueber Watch Co." 21 Jewel, 18 size, Adjusted, Open Face, models had "Canton" Dials as well (as this one originally did) . I have seen some 21J Special Railways w/ this Dial as well, {both Adj. & Adj. to 5 Positions Models}. 

Second Key Wind / Key Set Hampden. This a Damasked, Nickel Finish,                                   11 Jewel, 18 size, Grade "Springfield",  Movement.                                            

Very nice "Wavy Line" Damasking.

Very Clean "Roman" style Dial, w/ Thin Spade Hands.

Until I can find a Nice Key Wind Case this movement is being housed in a Convertible Case.

Called "Convertible" for having both a hole in the Inner Dust Case for Key Wind movements & a Crown & Stem to wind a Stem Wind movement.                                         

Second "Menlo Park" in my collection. First being a Open Face Model ON3L-A & this the Hunter Case Model, HN4L-A. Model 4 being the Last Hunter Model, replacing the Model 2. Manufactured in 1900.

17 Jewel, Adjusted, w/ 'Star' patent regulator.

Watch has incorrect Dial & Hands, but I intend to replace them.

The final pick for a new dial. A Canadian 24 Hr., Single Sunk Dial. This Dial was made for the Model 4's as it has no hole in one foot for a pin [as the Model 2's do]. Excellent, near Mint, Dial.

Movement mounted in a Unique Aluminum Dueber Case. This Case must have been made around the time the price Aluminum came down to around the price of Silver or Gold due to the new Bauxite Extraction Process invented in the late 1890's.  This would put it in the same time frame as the Movement.  

               Final Version of the 18 size, Hampden, John Hancock.                                   Open-Face, 21 Jewel, Adjusted to 5 Positions, w/ Double Roller.                                      

The first John Hancock was made when Hampden was "The New York Watch Co." . The next incarnation was a 21 Jewel, Adjusted, version, then 21 Jewels, Adjusted to 5 Positions, & finally this Model w/ Double Roller added on to the Movement. 

Gold Filled, J. Boss, Keystone,  Case.

Double Sunk, Arabic Script, Dial, w/ Spade Hour & Whip Minute Hand. This Model has a manufacturing date of 1910
& would have satisfied the Railroad Standards for watches into the 1920's when the 18 size watches were no longer accepted. 

Here we have some Northern Pacific Time Inspector's Forms & Envelope.

                                  Above; Front of Card.  At Bottom the Back.

Watches were to be inspected at regular intervals by a Watchmaker / Time Inspector. The Time Inspector would give out a "Loaner" Watch, inspect & if needed, adjust & / or repair the watch before handing it back with an Inspection Report. Each Railway had different criteria for what kind of watch was "acceptable" but generally followed the guidelines set down by a commission in the 1890's which became "The Bureau of Railroad Time Service".  These 'guidelines' were changed several times, excluding some types & accepting others but generally included only 18 & 16 size, 'Lever Set' Watches & Watches of certain Manufacturers & Jewel Counts, (first 15 Jewel, then 17 Jewel & by 1930 only certain 19, 21, & 23 Jewel, 16 size, Open Face Models were acceptable.  

A bit after 1900 most Lines had phased out the Hunter Case Watches in favor of  the Open Face Watch Movement & after 1908 only Double Roller Movements that were Adjusted to 5 positions & stamped so, along with the Jewel Count on the Back Plate, were acceptable. 

Here is a Illinois Watch Case Co. 18 size, Gold Filled, Hunter Case. 

This Case will only accept a very Thin 18 size Movement. The Dueber-Hampden, 18 size, M2 / M4, Movements are too thick so the Dust Cover won't close & the Bezel won't seat. Perhaps this Case was made for E. Howard of Boston as their Movements are of unusual size & perhaps width.  

Anyroad I currently have this one up for auction on e-bay as none of my Hunter Movements are thin enough to fit this Case.