Over the years Little Darwin has collected odds and ends , including this circa 1927 Elgin National Watch Company, U.S.A. , pocket watch which bears the initials RRR engraved on the front, a present to "Bob" from Grandfather and Grandmother, on his 21st Birthday, 25/2/28.
It has an enamel face with Roman numerals and under the winged logo of the American Waltham Clock Company , Canada , declares it is a gold filled case guaranteed for 20 years .
Elgin has an interesting history going back to 1864 when it was first incorporated and for nearly a century its factory in Illinois was the largest in the world, its timepieces used at railways throughout the country .
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1910 advertisement .
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