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Re: Trying to determine the year [message #8613 is a reply to message #8612]

Sun, 31 December 2017 23:09

JackW
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Hi There!

Welcome to the Gruen Forum.

The number "G191022" looks to be a serial number from a Wadsworth Case. 'G1' is approximately 1941. the '330' is the caliber of movement that was cased; a Curvex in yours.

The number '417' is what Mike Barnett refers to as the 'style number'.... You can use his scheme on his site to estimate the date that style went into production.

Name?

Hmmm.... Might be the Curvex Grandee, seen in Mike Barnett's 1940 Decade book; p. 18 & 50. Hard to tell between the angles of your photography and the copy quality in Mike's book.

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		Curvex Grande By: ChRoth on Sun, 31 December 2017 19:42
		Re: Trying to determine the year By: JackW on Sun, 31 December 2017 23:09
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