Watch, Pocket

Object Name:

Watch, Pocket

Object ID:

1973.003.005

Creator:

Hamilton Watch Company

Place of Origin:

Lancaster, PA

Date:

1892-1917

Description:

Watch, pocket, silver, railroad style. Enameled dial, black Arabic numbers. Minute ticks. Minute counted in Arabic numbers by 5s. Blued, spade-style hands. Blued second hand and recessed dial. Seconds counted by 10s. Second ticks. "3" and "6" scratched in Roman numerals on inside bezel in two locations and by "7" and by "5". Near "4" location, four single scratches and a "V". Milled edge to case. Back of case convex with elaborate, central design and engine-turned background around it. Small plain bead on edges of front and back cases. Hinges at bottom edge. Oval bail connected to fixed stem. Squat winding knob, serrated and also pulls up. Polished surface on inside of back of case. On inside of back "KEYSTONE. Below that in is straight text: "WATCH CASE". Below that, symbol of keystone with "C" with "O" in center of "C" in center. Below that: "SILVEROID". Below that: "4395285". Dust cap with polished surface. Surface of small engine-turning in series of concentric circles inside of dust cap. Stamped there in an oval in center: "GUARANTEED". "SILVEROID" in center. Below that: "GENUINE". Stamp of another keystone with "C" with "O" in center of "C". Steel mechanism and plate diameter 1.77". Lever adjustment mechanism. An applied, polished steel part with an engraved "S" at one end and "F" at other end. Series of fine vertical lines between letters. Polished steel screws. Two-segment balance wheel with adjusting screws around edge. Polished steel ridge to support lever arm and pivot for balance wheel. Another partial plate with "17 JewelS" engraved. "Hamilton Watch Co." Engraved "Lancaster Pa." On large plate engraved "972479". Also engraved near center: "SAFETY PINION". Various, fine decoration lines created by small powered cutter in several areas.

Hamilton Watch Company.

Material:

Metal
Silver
Enamel
Steel

Dimensions:

H-3 W-2.15 D-0.75 inches Weight-4.047 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles S. Parsons