Pocket Watch, 1850-1875
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Pocket watches were the first mechanical devices to catch Henry Ford's fancy. He made his first successful repair at the age of 13, when he removed the casing on schoolmate Albert Hutchings's watch and extracted a sliver from the works. Hutchings's family donated this watch, believed to be the original, to the Henry Ford Museum in 1933.
Pocket watches were the first mechanical devices to catch Henry Ford's fancy. He made his first successful repair at the age of 13, when he removed the casing on schoolmate Albert Hutchings's watch and extracted a sliver from the works. Hutchings's family donated this watch, believed to be the original, to the Henry Ford Museum in 1933.
Artifact
Pocket watch
Date Made
1850-1875
On Exhibit
at Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
33.164.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Myrta Hutchings
Material
Silver (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.048 in
Inscriptions
Dial: ROB'T ROSKELL / LIVERPOOL Case: 6007 Dust Cover: ROB'T ROSKELL/LIVERPOOL/PATENT LEVER Dust Cover Inside: JW/6007
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