Illinois Bunn Special 163 Type I 23J 60 Hour Model 14 Railroad Pocket Watch RARE

ILLINOIS BUNN SPECIAL GRADE 163 TYPE I — 23 JEWEL — 60 HOUR — MODEL 14  Offered is an exceptionally interesting Illinois Bunn Special Grade 163 Type I railroad pocket watch, movement serial #5,334,884, housed in an Illinois Bunn Special Model #28 10K gold-filled Keystone/J. Boss case.  This is a high-grade Illinois railroad movement and an especially interesting example because of its distinctive period engraving and potential railroad provenance.  MOVEMENT  * Illinois Watch Co., Springfield * Bunn Special Grade 163 — Type I * Model 14 * 16 Size * 23 Jewels * 60-Hour Motor Barrel * Double Roller * Adjusted to Temperature & 6 Positions * Rayed high-grade movement finish with red-filled lettering * Movement Serial #5,334,884  The exposed movement is beautiful and prominently marked “Sixty Hour Bunn Special,” “Motor Barrel,” “163,” “23 Jewels,” “Double Roller,” and “Adjusted Temp. & Six Positions.”  DIAL  Desirable double-sunk Illinois Bunn Special railroad dial prominently marked:  “ILLINOIS BUNN SPECIAL — 23 JEWEL 60 HOUR”  with bold Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and blued hands.  CASE  The watch is housed in an Illinois Bunn Special:  Model #28 Keystone / J. Boss 10K Gold Filled  Interior case markings and serial number are shown in the photographs.  ⸻  HISTORICAL ENGRAVING — FRANCIS NAPOLEON LOUGHNANE  The case back is prominently engraved with the unusually distinctive full name:  FRANCIS NAPOLEON LOUGHNANE  This is what makes this particular examp