Pocket Watch

Details

Descriptive Terms

pocket watches
watches
glass (material)
WATCH, POCKET

Inscription

On watch face: "INGERSOLL/JUNIOR"
On watch back interior: "GUARANTEE/THIS/WATCH IS GUARANTEED/DATE OF/SALE___190___/IF WITHIN ONE YEAR IT FAILS TO/KEEP GOOD TIME, MAIL IT WITH 5 (cents mark)/ AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS ENCLOSED/FOR RETURN TO/ ROBT. H. INGERSOLL. & BRO. MAKERS/ 45 JOHN ST NEW YORK/ AND THEY WILL REPAIR IT FREE./IF IT HAS BEEN ABUSED OR/USED OVER A YEAR THEY/ WILL ADVISE YOU THE COST/ OF REPAIRS OR/ EXCHANGE." (free is bolded)
Engraved on watch interior: "HOBT.H.INGERSOLL & BRO. NEW YORK U.S.A./PAT'D JAN29.0MAR5.01."
On box:"LISCENSE./ROBT. H. INGERSOLL & BRO., MAKERS,/NEW YORK. CHICAGO. LINDON. SAN FRANCISCO./ Mechanism in this watch is covered/by United States Patents and the/ watch is licensed and sold under and/ subject to the following conditions/assented to by purchase and controll-/ing all sales and uses thereof, any vi-/olation of which license conditions re-/vokes and terminates all rights and li-/cense as to this and all other watches/ of makers in violator's possession and/ subjects the violator to suit for in-/fringement of said letters patent./ (1) Jobbers may sell only to retail/dealers, may not sell to any one de-/signated by makers as objectionable,/ may not detach or sell without this/ notice and may sell only at rates/ specified in schedules furnished by/ makers./ (2) Retailers may advertise and sell/only to buyers for use at Two Dollars./ (3) No donation, discount, rebate,/premium or bonus may be allowed or/ given in connection with any sale at/wholesale or retail./ (4) Guarantee with date of sale en-/dorsed thereon to accompany each/ watch."
On box side: "INGERSOLL/JUNIOR WATCH/NICKEL." (printed and engraved)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1689

Maker

Robert H. Ingersoll & Bros. (Watchmaker)

Location of Origin

New York [retail]

Dimensions

1 13/16 in (watch), 2 3/8 in (box) x 3/8 in (watch), 5/8 in (box) (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.336