pl-Walter Grunert - Oconto, WI. — Seth Thomas Fan Space

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Photographs contributed by John Pavlik and used with permission.

Walter Grunert - Oconto, Wis. is a high-grade private label pocket watch in Seth Thomas Model 2.

Walter Hermann Grunert was born on February 5, 1862, in Appleton Wisconsin. His family moved to Oconto and Walter became very active in community activities there, serving as the manger for the local baseball team, in his time away from his jewelry store. His Seth Thomas 17-jewel, grade 508 private label Model 2 pocket watch was documented by Roy Ehrhardt in his Identification and Price Guide to American Pocket Watches from Beginning to End. A Seth Thomas 17-jewel, grade 202 private label Model 2 pocket watch movement signed “Walter H. Grunert - Oconto, Wis.” has also been documented at NAWCC. Its dial is signed “Walter H. Grunert Special”. At the turn of the twentieth century Walter moved his residence and business to Green Bay. He remained in Green Bay until his death in 1940.

The Trade Card below was from Walter Grunert’s time as a jeweler in Oconto, Wisconsin. It measures 4 3/4” tall and 3 1/2” wide.

Walter Grunert - Oconto, Wis. (Not in STFS Collection)

EA 806 – Walter Grunert - Oconto, Wis. – 18-size – Model 2 – Serial Number 70540 – 15 Jewels - Grade 202

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All of these advertisements appeared in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. The top-left advertisement appeared on Saturday November 12, 1898, on page 6. The top-center advertisement appeared on Monday March 30, 1903, on page 8. The top-right advertisement appeared on Friday June 26, 1908, on page 11. The bottom-left advertisement appeared on Tuesday May 12, 1908, on page 7. The bottom-right article appeared on Saturday June 26, 1915, on page 9.

The postcard photographs below show Green Bay as it was at the turn of the 20th century when Walter H. Grunert moved his family and business from Oconto, Wisconsin to 210 Washington Street in Green Bay.