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Luce Center
Pocket watch
Object name
Pocket watch
Medium
Bronze, glass, enamel, wood
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 1.3 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Bronze pocket watch with two glass faces; wood peg in hole on perimeter of case; white enamel dial with black roman numeral hours and minute markings; steel moon hour and minute hands; second aperture above the VI with second hand; pinions, balance cock, arbors and other parts of watch mechanism exposed on movement, which is not attached to case.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number
1941.52
Marks
engraving: on mechanism on movement: "Fort How/ TTTTTTT"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
