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WINDER, MAINSPRING

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL
Catalogue Number
P19930009008
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL
No. Pieces
1
Height
4.2
Length
9.2
Width
3.9
Description
STEEL TOOL C/W SPRING. CONSISTS OF BASE & POST AT 1 END. POST IS STEEL WITH GROOVE RUNNING AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE. GROOVE IS PINCHED IN 1 PLACE. MAIN SPRING LOCKED IN GROOVE AT PINCH POINT. BASE HAS SEVERAL HOLES & 1 ELLIPTICAL HOLE PURPOSELY CUT. UNKNOWN IF TOOL IS COMPLETE; APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN WELDED.
Subjects
WATCHMAKING T&E
Historical Association
TRADES
History
EARL WAGNESS REPAIRED WATCHES PRIMARILY AS A HOBBY BEGINNING AFTER 1949. SEE P19930009001-GA FOR MORE COMPLETE DONOR HISTORY. TOOL IS USED BY WATCHMAKER TO MAKE A MAIN SPRING OR TO REWIND A SPRING.
Catalogue Number
P19930009008
Acquisition Date
1993-02
Collection
Museum
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