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    Posted 11 years ago

    geo26e
    (154 items)

    This advertising pocket watch is made in Great Britain by Ingersoll, probably in the early to mid 50s. It has an animated Toucan. Cheers!

    Note : rniedeman commented that this watch could be pre 1950s due to the slim body and long beak of the toucan. However, pw-collector has since pointed out that the watch is in fact dated 1961 December based on the movement serial numbers.

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    1. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Cheers BELLIN68 !
    2. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Thank you for the Love miederman!
    3. rniederman rniederman, 11 years ago
      Very cool ... would go well with my Guinness advertising canvas art (SH Benson stuff). BTW, first versions of the smiling head appeared in the 1930s. However, the toucan's beak appears to be an early version (narrow and long) of around 1935+ (or so). Over the years, the toucan gained weight and the beak was shortened. It could be the watch is older than the 1950s based on the toucan's appearance ... FWIW.
    4. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      You could be right rniederman. I was just guessing the age of the watch. Thanks for the insight!
    5. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Cheers Phil & snoopy!
    6. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Cheers Dave!
    7. pw-collector pw-collector, 11 years ago
      In George Townsands book on Dollar Watches he list:
      Ingersoll Limited - Great Britain 1950's and in this list is Guiness Time.
      USA Ingersoll's were dated by serial numbers. I looked at a couple of GB Ingersoll's I have and one has 68 under MADE IN GT BRITAIN (maybe 1968) and the other has 5312M (which could be Dec. 1953).
      Yours I can't read all, but looks like 611??M.
      Just guessing this is a dating system they used on GB made Ingersolls
      Dave

    8. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Dave, thanks very much for the info. The numbers are 6112 so it is a December 1961 watch.
    9. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Thanks Kerry & officialfuel for the appreciation.
    10. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Thanks Manikin for the Love click.
    11. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Thank you pickrknows & blunderbuss2 for the appreciation.
    12. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Thank you ttomtucker for the love click.
    13. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Thank you bratjdd for the appreciation.
    14. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Thank you tom, pops, Leah, Sean & Manikin for the 'Love'! :-)
    15. geo26e geo26e, 11 years ago
      Thank you aghcollect for Loving the post! Cheers!
    16. macgreger, 10 years ago
      any idea of value and availability to buy one
    17. geo26e geo26e, 10 years ago
      Hello macgreger, this Toucan watch watch do occasionally come up for sale on eBay and other auction sites. Depending on the condition, the price range is around US$250 upwards for a 'real' one. There are some modern replicas that go for less.
    18. geo26e geo26e, 10 years ago
      Thank you vansky for visiting and the appreciation!
    19. Virginia.vintage Virginia.vintage, 10 years ago
      Love advertising pocket watchs!
    20. geo26e geo26e, 10 years ago
      Thank you Virginia :-)
    21. geo26e geo26e, 10 years ago
      Thanks Bigsarge! :-)
    22. geo26e geo26e, 10 years ago
      Thanks Mani! :-)
    23. geo26e geo26e, 10 years ago
      Thank you Adam! :-)
    24. geo26e geo26e, 10 years ago
      Thank you Bigsarge! :-)
    25. brassnut brassnut, 10 years ago
      Sure I got to love this, pure nectar, indeed, and im heading out for a few pints of the black stuff in ten minutes, other wise know as the blonde in the black skirt,,,, ever here that saying, thanks for showing something so wonderful, ahh history, sure only for it we would have nothing to hold close to our hearts, thanks again, Anthony
    26. geo26e geo26e, 10 years ago
      Thank you Anthony for stopping by! I have posted another pocket watch relating to the Younger's Brewery! Thought you might like to see it, the link is http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/124658-1935-youngers-brewery-jubilee-commemora

      George
    27. brassnut brassnut, 10 years ago
      If only I could get my hands on it, just to place in my trinket cabinet,
    28. geo26e geo26e, 10 years ago
      Cheers Anthony! :-)

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