Manistee Pocket Watch, circa 1910
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Pocket watches helped businessmen, workers, and travelers stay on time. This 17-jewel watch was made by the Manistee Watch Company of Manistee, Michigan, around 1910.
Pocket watches helped businessmen, workers, and travelers stay on time. This 17-jewel watch was made by the Manistee Watch Company of Manistee, Michigan, around 1910.
Artifact
Pocket watch
Date Made
1908-1912
Creators
Philadelphia Watch Case Company
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Manistee
United States, New Jersey, Riverside
Creator Notes
Case made by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company, Riverside, New Jersey; watch movement made by the Manistee Watch Company, Manistee, Michigan.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
46.66.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Harry Rickell.
Material
Nickel alloy
Glass (Material)
Brass (Alloy)
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Length: 2.75 in (including hook)
Diameter: 1.978 in
Depth: .5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on dial: MANISTEE WATCH CO. Stamped on interior of rear case plate: PHILADELPHIA WATCH CASE CO. / SILVERODE / 234251 Scratched into interior of rear case plate: Illegible initials or writing Stamped onto interior reverse of watch: 38822 / MANISTEE WATCH CO. / MANISTEE, MICH. / 17 JEWELS / U.S.A.
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