These images show a mainspring in the barrel before cleaning. The old organic lubricant has become a gummy, green wax-like gunk.
Here's the mainspring and barrel cleaned and reassembled.
Here is the serial number stamp, under the balance cock. The prefix symbol resembles a logo Elgin used in later years.
The movement is Elgin's grade 206, 6 size, 7 jewels, made about 1901.
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