From the 1860s to the 1960s, railroads served as the principal transporter of goods and people to and from the forest city. This rare salesmans watch was used to demonstrate the inner workings of ball pocket. Cleveland and mahoning railroad memorabilia value guide. When you pull this out of your pocket, therell be no mistaking what it is. This organization primarily operates in the railroads, linehaul operating business industry within the railroad transportation sector. The pennsylvania railroad operated a vast fleet of passenger trains during the streamliner era. Official railroad standard trainmaster, automatic eta movement, circa 1978. Vintage ball official standard cleveland 16s pocket watch dial parts usa. Antique pocket watch is a resource full of information about pocket watches. Download the latest version by right clicking and choosing save target as. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. The original action was brought by the city of cleveland, ohio, to oust the railroad companies, now plaintiffs in error, from the exclusive possession of bath street, in that city. Value of railroad antiques from cleveland and mahoning.
A number of defenses were set up by the railroad companies, but we are concerned only with the alleged deprivation of federal right, resulting from the decision of. Get the best deals on ball antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. I have a few pictures of the guts, casing, and the actual front of the watch itself. Double roller gold to appraise similar items instantly without sending photos or descriptions. Some of the most valuable watches are railroad pocket watches because they were produced with governmentrequired exacting standards to ensure they kept accurate time. The initial authorization was for construction from hudson to wooster or another point on the ohio and pennsylvania railroad. Just received this ball cleveland railroad pocket watch from my grandfather. When standard time was adopted in 1883, he was the first jeweler to use time signals from the united states naval observatory, bringing accurate time to cleveland. The ball watch company was formed in 1879 in cleveland, ohio. Louisan to jeffersonian another of these was the clevelander, launched during the great depression era to directly. Today railroad employees can still purchase seiko, citizen, pulsar and invicta quartz wrist watches with railroad approved dials.
Here are a few old advertisements about ball pocket watches. We want to become a destination for clevelanders and tourists as one of clevelands and ohios notable railroad history, preservation, restoration and education organizations. Located on start of big climb out of wabash river valley for southbound trains. We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively. This handsome open face watch boasts large easy to read arabic numerals. The brand is currently owned by hong kong group asia commercial holdings ltd. In 1953, the pennsylvania railroad began terminating trains at its euclid avenue station, at east 55th street east of downtown cleveland. By continuing to browser this site you are agreeing to our use of cookie. Roots of the new york central railroad in columbus, ohio.
Was hoping to get some info and sadly everywhere ive tried hasnt turned up much. The cleveland and mahoning railroad started operations in 1848 and stopped service in 1872 for a total period of operations of 24 years. Since cleveland and mahoning railroad began operations before 1860. Map of the cleveland and mahoning rail road and its.
At ball watch, innovation and creativity are the cornerstones on the foundation of our corporate. This organization has been operating for approximately 17 years. Ball bought an interest in whitcomb and metten jewelers in cleveland in 1879. Originally built in 1853, union depot unified the railroad stations into one area. Ball in cleveland, ohio, and is linked to american railroad history. This company then started construction of a railroad from. Watches by hourminsec products pocket watches ball.
Cleveland works railway co in cleveland, oh 216 4297267. Many passenger railroads passed through union depot, including the clevelanderiebuffalo railroad, the clevelandcincinnaticolumbus railroad, the clevelandpittsburgh railroad, the. A ball company official rr standard pocket watch in a 10k yellow gold filled keystone case, made in cleveland, ohio. Railroad map showing the lands of the standard coal and iron co. After the horrific railroad crash at kipton, ohio in 1891, mr. Built by the best companies to webb balls exacting specifications. After the infamous collision between lake shore and michigan southern railways at kipton, ohio, which. Railfanning at battery park in cleveland ohio youtube. Learn more about how you can become a member of the midwest railway preservation society. Cleveland works railway co is located in cleveland, ohio.
Home cleveland b and o railroad depot reference url add tags comment rate. Antique ohio railroad pocket map, 1901 liveauctioneers. New york central railroad encyclopedia of cleveland. While the prr is best known for such names as the broadway limited, general, and trail blazer it had an incredible list of somewhat lesserknown timetabled trains ranging from the st. Find the perfect style for any occasion from the best watch brands with overstock your online watches store. Included in this section are railroadgrade watches from ball, elgin, hamilton, hampden, howard, illinois, rockford, south bend, and waltham.
Construction began in june 1851 and a portion of the line finally opened in 1854. Ball was born in fredericktown, ohio on october 6, 1847 and became a jeweler and watchmaker. So it was decided the train would enter the county at quaker city, go through cambridge, include a tunnel and exit in new concord heading towards zanesville. The pennsylvania railroad was the only railroad which continued to use the old union depot, after the new cleveland union terminal opened in 1930. Though the cleveland memorial shoreway highway has since swallowed it up, union depot was a transportation hub for a century. Ball watch company known for their official railroad standard pocket watches, the ball watch company of cleveland, ohio helped formulate the specifications of watches used for railroad service. By 1881 he had become the sole owner of the webb c.
Ball wristwatches, ball pocketwatches, ball antique. Ball railroad pocket watch 23 jewels triple marked. Webster clay ball october 6, 1848 march 6, 1922 was a jeweler and watchmaker born in fredericktown, ohio who founded the ball watch company. The ball museum reveals the rich history of the ball watch company and vividly illustrates the impact that webb c. The cleveland watch company was in operation from 18791969, founded by webb c. Map of the cleveland and mahoning rail road and its connections, edward warner chief engineer, 1853. Browse our selection of vintage and antique mens railroadgrade pocket watches for sale. Widely acknowledged for their role in the development of the specifications for the railroad pocket watch the company did not actually produce any pocket watches of its own. Summary sketch map of the northcentral and middle atlantic states showing the railroad network, major cities, rivers, and state boundaries. Ball pocket watches have always been most highly prized by collectors and rail road men for years.
Ball strongly enforced the strict standards and allowed those watches and clocks that met or exceeded the strict standard to be signed with his name. Ball, of cleveland, ohio, was the general time inspector for more than 125,000 miles of railroad in the united states, canada and mexico, a collision of two lake shore and michigan southern trains at kipton, ohio in 1892 caused by an engineers watch stopping for four minutes then starting again, resulted in the commissioning of mr. Incorporated as the akron branch of the cleveland and pittsburgh railroad company, march 17, 1851. Pennsylvania railroad and erie railroad grade crossing. A brief history of the iron ore and coal docks of the pennsylvania railroad in cleveland, published 1946 for the pennsylvania railroad centennial and the city of cleveland sesquicentennial. Detailed map of the northcentral and great lakes region showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, coal fields, names of railroads, and the railroad network. A man tries his best to get hit by a train csx switching lehigh cement in richmond, va duration. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, ohio. Ball commercial 435 bxc railroad pocket watch 17j swiss keystone 10k gold plated. Ball was a major contributor in the formation of the horological institute of america. There are a few web sites out there that are about wrist watches, some about pocket watches too, but ive struggled to come across many that have enough information in the one place to be of much use. Ball was commissioned and given the responsibility of producing standards for the. Ball watch usa is the official north american distributor for ball official railroad standard watches. We were interested in finding out the date it was made and possibly the value of the watch itself.
The watch in the photo is a ball open face pocket watch made of 10k goldfilled metal with a screw back, 16 size in working condition. And so the marietta and cleveland railroad was built entering the county near pleasant. Interestingly it never manufactured watches or clocks. Ball official standard pocket watch, made by hamilton in 1902. Ball of cleveland, ohio, was the general time inspector for a large chunk of the railroads in the late 1800s and early 1900s. We want to excite the mind and educate the public, young and old. Ball cleveland rr pocket watch info needed nawcc message.