Ted,
Back on 1/28/2003 Balder reported that his 1900 American Eagle had a small piece of metal wedged behind the mainspring, presumably to increase its strength. Dwight Gruber also said he had an old model that had a piece of wood wedged in a similar fashion. Perhaps one of them could provide a photo of this "fix", if indeed that is what it is.
__________________
If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
|