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Pocket Watch

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Collection Type

  • Clocks and timekeeping

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-101784

Description

White face pocket watch with roman numeral hour marking and thick cover circumference. Marked "The Gem" inside.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pocket watches
watches
WATCH, POCKET

Inscription

"49V/THE GEM/107615" (Engraved)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1235

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

American [use]

Dimensions

1 7/16 in x 3/8 in (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.184

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