Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1963.041.001 |
Object Name |
Watch, Pendant |
Title |
Woman's Key-Wound Watch |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Date |
c. 1850 |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Woman's silver key wind watch, c1850, with gold-coloured metal spiral chain closed via an old-fashioned type safety pin. Key is silver and gold coloured with a six-sided star on one side and a 3 on the other. Watch face is white and open with black Roman numerals and blue metallic (blued steel) hands. Back has a central vertical oval with a floral design all the way around it and slightly open at the top (horseshoe shaped). The safety pin was likely added to the watch at a later date. No maker's name is seen on the exterior. |
Provenance |
Probalby originally belonged to Mrs. Dobie (first name unknown). Then to her daughter, Margaret Dobie. She was one of the five daughters (of eight children) of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Dobie of Sullivan Township, Grey County. |
Collection |
Horology, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Metal/Glass |
Dimensions |
L-32.5 Dia-3.5 cm |
Found |
Sullivan Township (formerly), Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
People |
Dobie, Joseph B. Dobie, Margaret |
Subjects |
Clocks & watches |
Search Terms |
Sullivan Township |