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Pocket Watch

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Collection Type

  • Clocks and timekeeping

Date

1920-1940

GUSN

GUSN-102225

Description

Silver rimmed pocket watch with a white face. Maker: Sir John Bennet Ltd of London.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pocket watches
watches
glass (material)
silver (metal)
WATCH, POCKET

Inscription

On watch face: "SIR JOHN BENNETT LTD/LONDON" (printed)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1676

Maker

Sir John Bennett Limited (Watchmaker)

Location of Origin

London [manufactured and/or retailed]

Dimensions

1 3/4 in x 1/4 in (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.323

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