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Production
Date: 1940 - 1949
Price When New: $50.00
Case: 14K White Gold-filled
Case Manufacturer: Wadsworth
Production for this Variation: Unknown
Movement:
986A - 17-jewel Movement
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Comments:
This is a 10K yellow gold-filled Cushion which was modeled after the
second generation Hamilton
Cushion and is a very scarce variation.
During World War II, government
restrictions required that Hamilton production concentrate on the
war effort and indeed, no consumer models were manufactured during
the war with the exception of
the
10K
gold-filled Cushion.* These war-time Cushions are distinct
from the 1920's Cushion as they were produced in 10K gold-filled and
the case manufacture, "Wadsworth" was stamped on the outer back of
the case (there are examples of 14K gold-filled variations in yellow
and white gold-filled with the "Wadsworth" stamp, but they are very
scarce). Also, war-time Cushions utilized obsolete 986 and
986A movements which were out of production for nearly 20 years.
The vast majority of these Cushions
were manufactured during war-time and in an effort to conserve
war-time essentials such as brass and stainless steel, many were
made of vermeil - 10K gold over a sterling silver base.
* Hamilton may have
produced several other models utilizing inventoried movements such
as the
rolled gold-plate "Andrews."
