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Object Record
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Item ID# |
986.032.011 |
Object Name |
Watch, Pocket |
Year Range from |
1890 |
Year Range to |
1910 |
Description |
A silver coloured pocket watch with handle and winder on the top. The face is white with black numbers along border with smaller black numbers above. There is no maker's identification in the centre face. The back of the watch opens with a plain back and small stamp on the inside that reads "Silveroid - 186941". |
Provenance |
The watch belonged to Robert B. Hillmer who was a jeweller in Southampton from about 1900 to the time of his death in 1958. A number of his small tools date from the beginning of the century. The set of engraving tools were used to engrave a great number of the coffin plates used for funerals for a half-century or so. |
Dimensions |
W-9 L-6 cm |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Jewellers |
Places |
Southampton |
People |
Hillmer, Robert B. |
Businesses, Organizations, Ships, Sites |
R. B. Hillmer, Jeweller |