Watch, pocket

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0932.001

MANUFACTURER: Waltham
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SILVER CASE/ ENAMELLED FACE/ GLASS COVER/ METAL HANDS & WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Horology
Category: Watches
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Waltham
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY LATE 19C TO EARLY 20C
Canada: PROBABLY OWNED BY HUGH FLEMING, SON OF SIR SANDFORD FLEMING. SIR SANDFORD FLEMING WAS A PROMINENT CANADIAN - SURVEYOR OF RAIL LINE ACROSS CANADA; FATHER OF STANDARD TIME (1884); DESIGNER OF 1ST CANADIAN POSTAGE STAMP [REF.1]
Function: USED TO TELL TIME. INDICATES BOTH STANDARD 12 HOUR DIVISION AND 24 HOUR DIVISION. ALSO HAS A MINUTE HAND
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FACE: 'WALTHAM'/ ROMAN NUMERALS FROM 'I' TO XII' WITH 'VI' MISSING/ NUMBERS '13' TO '24' WITH '17-18' MISSING/ NUMBERS '10' TO '60' IN INCREMENTS OF 10
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: SILVER CASE/ WHITE DIAL FACE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: BACK OF WATCH ENGRAVED IN 'WOVEN BASKET' PATTERN WITH MIDDLE FLORALDESIGN

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Waltham, Watch, pocket, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0932, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.0932.001/

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