Wow did I buy some fantastic ad's today....

Submitted by plainsmen on March 5, 2011 - 10:55pm

So on the road I stop at a huge antique store in Des Moines, Iowa....  and I found these ads in their bins... HUGE ads like the size of old Life magazines like 11"x14" maybe.  Immaculate....  the photos I'm showing here were taken in a hotel room with my cell phone... plastic is still on them, but wow.  I'm very stoked... I'm going to frame them and make them nice wall pieces in my work room.  They were $4.95 each... except for the one with the Presidents from 1940.. that one was $7.95.

I'll be able to scan them in their original size probably... we'll get pretty high def of these.  The colors are vibrante and I'm pretty happy with them!

Sweet eh?!

 

plainsmen
Posted March 5, 2011 - 10:57pm

Oh I also found this ad for a 1940 President... but just took a picture of it as it was the only Bully on an advertisement of about 11 other watches...

                    1940 President

WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 6, 2011 - 12:08pm

Jerin,

 

Got' em, except the last two... However that last President is likely then a: "B," "C," "D," or "E?" And that case/dial doesn't look like any 1940s "President," or "President A" I've seen to date... (And this is also the first 1940 ad I can recall, with that dial design... Good One! :-)

And are the four men's on the bottom of the 1949 ad, going to be named? Or might you also post a crop of that quartet, please?? (Something? Squadron, Excellency "??" Statesman???) Are the no. of jewels denoted, perhaps? I'm still wondering what the Statesman looks like, and whether it's actually 17Js, vs. 21??

 

:-) Scott

plainsmen
Posted March 5, 2011 - 11:37pm

Bottom of the green 1949 ad..

 

Bruce 15J ,   Squadron 17J,   His Excellency "CC" 21J,   Duncan 21J (14k gold, marked Excellency)

WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 6, 2011 - 11:38am

The '49+ "DUNCAN" takes the following glass, according to the 1950/1 Perfit crystal catalog:

Duncan (50ish)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HMC216/4F

 

which looks just like the (1947) Excellency "SS" glass... so that's apparently the "Duncan," above?! And if it's SOLID 14 karat YG, then I'd say the 21 Jewels, might then be correct???

 

:-)  Scott

 

plainsmen
Posted March 5, 2011 - 11:44pm

Oh hey... HAHA.. I didn't even see... two of the ads have another page!  I'll post of some shots of the watches

WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 5, 2011 - 11:49pm

Hey Jerin,

GREAT! I don't think I have illustrations+ of that version of "Brewster," nor the Excellency "CC"?" If you can later get a zoomed CROP of those models, the Duncan, etc... then I'll post the glass+ here, then on eBay if I still have the time... next week, or so...

 

THANKS :-)  Scott

 

plainsmen
Posted March 5, 2011 - 11:54pm

plainsmen
Posted March 5, 2011 - 11:56pm

That Duncan doesn't make sense... it's got Excellency on it... it's 21 J.... it's with all the other His Excellency's... it's 14kt gold... weird.

WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 6, 2011 - 12:05pm

HMMM... Same Crystal as the Excellency 1947 "SS" I posted yesterday... (Most "Excellencys" will take one of two sizes of crystals, mentioned below, in my "SS" post...)

I sent an Excellency "CC" to Philip that was resold several months ago...'ll post it, when I locate the pics, or maybe get them from him???Not sure on the (5th+) Brewster, just yet!?!

And the "NN" and "GG" models are always in demand...

 

:-)  Scott

mybulova_admin
Posted March 6, 2011 - 12:35am

Sweet find...jealous NOT!!

I've just bought a few 1925/26  ads for the site. Will be posting once they arrive.

Keep up the excellent work Plains!!

OldTicker
Posted March 6, 2011 - 12:39am

Admin,

Check your mail box, I sent you some ad's today as well.

Bob Bruno
Posted March 6, 2011 - 8:41am

Another nice find for the big guy!!! Are they big enough to frame? I'd be taking down my 80's art work and hanging them in my living room :)

Bob B

plainsmen
Posted March 6, 2011 - 8:44am

Yeah...  they're going to be nice pieces framed I think.  11x14.... all 6 of them.  With maybe matting and a nice frame they're probably going to be a little big... but what great pieces for a study.

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