Skip header and navigation
Galt Museum and Archives Collections
  • Search
  • Help
  • Selections 0
Print
Toggle Detail View

OPENER, WATCH-CASE

https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact5728
Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL, RUBBER
Catalogue Number
P19930009003
More detail
Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL, RUBBER
No. Pieces
1
Length
21.2
Width
2.6
Description
STEEL SHANK WITH 2 ADJUSTABLE HEXAGONAL "NUTS" SET OVER A GROOVE IN SHANK. ENDS HAVE RUBBER HEELS. EACH NUT HAS A SET SCREW & IS MADE WITH SPECIAL POINTS. EACH POINT IS PAIRED WITH IDENTICAL ON EACH NUT. ALLEN KEY SET SCREW. 1 LOOSE HEEL.
Subjects
WATCHMAKING T&E
Historical Association
TRADES
History
EARL WAGNESS REPAIRED WATCHES PRIMARILY AS A HOBBY BEGINNING AFTER 1949. PRIOR TO THAT WORKED AS A GRAIN PURCHASER FOR ALBERTA PACIFIC GRAIN COMPANY AT WOODHOUSE (1929-1939), BARONS (1939-1946), MILK RIVER (1946-1956). RETIRED TO LETHBRIDGE, 1956. SEE P19930009001-GA FOR ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL INFO. USED TO OPEN WATCH CASES. EACH PAIR OF POINTS WOULD FIT IN WATCH BACK.
Catalogue Number
P19930009003
Acquisition Date
1993-02
Collection
Museum
Less detail
  • Share
    Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter LinkedIn LinkedIn
  • Feedback
  • More like this
  • Permalink
  • Home
  • Search
  • Help

Galt Museum and Archives
502 1 Street South
Lethbridge, AB

Phone: 403.320.3954
info@galtmuseum.com

© 2026 Galt Museum and Archives