Q: My family has had this Lincoln painting for many years. It's a promotion for Illinois Watch Co., which made the Lincoln watch. It was painted by R. Bohunek and is dated 1913. It's in an 11-by-14-inch gold-colored frame. What is the history and value of this painting?

A: The Illinois Watch Co. of Springfield, Ill., opened in 1869 as the Springfield Watch Co. One of the founders was a former law partner of Abraham Lincoln's. He and Lincoln shared an office in Springfield from 1837 to 1841. The Illinois Watch Co. began making the "A. Lincoln" pocket watch in 1907 to honor the former president. By 1928 more than 100,000 Lincoln watches had been made. Rudolf Bohunek (1875-1939), who had a studio in Chicago, painted his original portrait of Lincoln in 1913. Yours is a reproduction. Lithograph reproductions on canvas were mass-produced and given to dealers to display. Illinois Watch Co. was bought by Hamilton Watch Co. in 1927. Hamilton continued to make watches under the Illinois Watch Co. brand name for several years. Value of your framed reproduction is about $150.