WATCH, POCKET
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date
- 1918
- Materials
- NICKEL, SILVER
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Width
- 1.0
- Diameter
- 5.0
- Description
- SERIAL #1218676 U.S.A. WATCH FACE HAS 60 MINUTE, 12 HOUR, AND 24 HOUR INCREMENTS. SEPARATE DIAL DENOTES THE SECONDS. "R.A. WRIGHT LETHBRIDGE, ALTA." ON FACE. TWO SMALL DENTS ALONG CIRCUMFERENCE EDGE. CRYSTAL IS SCRATCHED. TO OPEN THE WATCH, UNSCREW CRYSTAL, PUSH DOWN ON STEM. FACE THEN POPS UP. ETCHED ON INSIDE "E. BROWNE 1930" "JUN 18/18" ENGRAVED "NICKEL SILVER" "A.W.C. CO." 1218676 THE STEM HAS A RING THROUGH IT FOR A CHAIN. "SWISS" WRITTEN ON FACE. STEM HAS KNOB FOR WINDING.
- Subjects
- TIMEKEEPING T&E
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- History
- DONOR'S FATHER, HARRY BROWNE, WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE WATCH. CAME TO CANADA IN 1910 TO CALGARY FROM NORFOLK, ENGLAND. WORKED FOR C.P.R. 1917-18 AND PURCHASED THE WATCH AT THAT TIME. FOR FURTHER FAMILY HISTORY INFORMATION SEE COLLECTION REPORT ON FILE.
- Catalogue Number
- P19840011000
- Acquisition Date
- 1984-07
- Collection
- Museum
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