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Re: Quadron 109 [message #11722 is a reply to message #11719]

Wed, 27 November 2019 15:03

thesnark17
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Registered: January 2017

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I agree. Highest SN I've seen is 707134. Unadjusted vs adjusted is all over the place though:
694k Unadjusted,
699k low Unadjusted,
699k hi - 700k low Adjusted Temp.,
700k mid Unadj. Unadjusted,
700k hi Adjusted Temp.,
702k-706k Unadj., then
706k-707k Unadjusted.

Go figure. This lends credence to the idea of runs produced or imported out of order.

Now you know what's really fun: Gruen was still producing 117 (and 119?) calibers during the run of 123s (or even later!!). In particular, the caliber 117N was certainly made after 1930, and there are examples with Conoruma balance (post 1935).

119 - 641935 Un Adjusted, Wadsworth 5456463; 123/108.

117N - serials scattered in the 576-586k range; Un Adjusted, Wadsworth 545xxxx serials and cases 123/108 for the few that still have cases.

I think this would indicate that some plates were held back (QC?), and later, Gruen remanufactured dead stock. I'm not suggesting that the plates were still being produced.

I would love to get my hands on a Conoruma Quadron... !!

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		Quadron 109 By: brtime on Fri, 07 April 2017 21:19
		Re: Quadron 109 By: JackW on Fri, 07 April 2017 23:01
		Re: Quadron 109 By: MonKee on Fri, 07 April 2017 23:16
		Re: Quadron 109 By: timeliz on Fri, 07 April 2017 23:38
		Re: Quadron 109 By: brtime on Sun, 09 April 2017 15:22
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Sun, 09 April 2017 21:42
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Timeticker on Tue, 18 April 2017 23:35
		Re: Quadron 109 By: JackW on Tue, 26 November 2019 16:18
		Re: Quadron 109 By: brtime on Tue, 26 November 2019 17:52
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Tue, 26 November 2019 22:35
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Tue, 26 November 2019 22:45
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Wed, 27 November 2019 04:17
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 27 November 2019 15:03
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Wed, 27 November 2019 16:37
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 27 November 2019 17:19
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 27 November 2019 17:57
		Re: Quadron 109 By: JackW on Thu, 28 November 2019 00:55
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Thu, 28 November 2019 03:23
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Thu, 28 November 2019 23:15
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Mon, 02 December 2019 06:01
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Tue, 03 December 2019 02:44
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Tue, 03 December 2019 04:05
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Tue, 03 December 2019 17:23

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