American Waltham Watch Company Pocket Watch, 1896-1897
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Pocket watch
Date Made
1896-1897
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Watch movement made by American Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, and case made by Dueber Watch Case Manufacturing Company in Canton, Ohio.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America
Object ID
00.3.15955
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Nickel alloy
Enamel (Fused coating)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.24 in
Inscriptions
on dial:
AMERICAN / WALTHAM WATCH CO.
on case:
DUEBER / SILVERINE / CANTON, O. / 82927
on movement back plate:
AMERICAN WALTHAM / WATCH CO. / 7828838 / 15 JEWELS / SAFETY PINION
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