I had to laugh when I saw one item in the array of “railroad” pocket watches. Smack dab in the middle is a “Trainman’s Special”. Also frequently seen as “Locomotive Special” as in the one in the image I have included. These are a well known fake railroad watches. Some of them have tarted up movements from the Trenton Watch Co. the one in the picture has a movement optimistically marked 23-jewels (there are 7 jewels, and 6 celluloid “cap” jewels that cover pivots with 0 jewels, for a total of 13), Adjusted (that's a joke), Locomotive a Special, Chicago. This one is rough as it is from the bottom of a dusty drawer where it has been for decades.
Not to dump on your submission. I am always pleased to see such displays of pocket watches. But the curator sure missed the boat on the “Trainman's Special”. Notice the distinct similarity between the “Trainman’s Special” and the “Locomotive Special”!
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