Watch, Pocket

Object Name:

Watch, Pocket

Object ID:

1994.527.05

Creator:

Wolson, W. C.Watchmaker

Place of Origin:

Littleton, NH

Description:

Watch, pocket with chain, silver. Convex glass with flat spot, 0.58" diameter. Slight rim around bezel. Inside of bezel smooth, but tarnished. Inside of back of outer case, tarnished with a lot of small dimples in it. Number stamped on inside: "9181". Evidence of old repairs inside of back of outer case. Latch spring and latch button both missing. Hole where rivet used to be. Some damages around where stem passed through at top. Watch works with slightly-flattened bail that pivots at top of fixed stem. Stem thin, flattened oval with straight sides. Case rounded with winding hole at back. A number of small dents at back of case. In addition to flat spot, beveled edge to glass on front. Inside of bezel finished, but not polished. Slightly convex enamel white dial with black Roman numerals. Minute ticks. Slightly larger ticks at "4", "6", "9", and "12". Flush seconds sub-dial. Seconds counted by tens. Larger ticks at 5-second increments. Second hand missing. Hour and minute hands tarnished silver, spade style. Minute hand somewhat plainer. Works pivot out at top of case. Inside of back of case polished, but several scratches in it. Also, dents in back. Stamped in center of back: "9181". Stamp in center of back with three worn characters, central might be "P" or "F". Evidence of two other quite worn stamps in back. Dust cover over mechanism, gold tone. Roughly triangular piece with fancy engraved designs in center. Design of dust cover is part of design for bridge for balance wheel. Four round pillars holding works. Works plate 1.68" diameter. Lever balance wheel. Fusee winding mechanism. Balance wheel and adjusting lever polished steel. Engraved arc on plate with "S" on one end and "F" on other. A number of alternating tick marks in plate for adjusting lever. On a plate adjacent to balance bridge, engraved in script: "Milden / Liverpool". Blued screws. Post for dust cover locking mechanism also blued. Two-position lever adjacent to number four. Short chain with alternating links. Small oval links that connect larger oval lengths of twisted wire. Split ring at one end and a couple extra, small loops on it.
Inside back, roundish piece of paper printed on both sides that comes from something else. Advertising for medications. Other filler papers included. One with profile in paper of person's head, similar to Benjamin Franklin. Printed inside dial chapter ring: "W.C. WOLSON, WATCH MAKER and JEWELRY" Below that: "LITTLETON, N.H." on paper, tan on back and green on front. Clock dial printed with Roman numerals and moon hands.
Littleton, NH, watch paper.

Material:

Metal
Silver
Glass
Steel
Enamel

Dimensions:

H-3.1 W-2.22 D-1.16 inches Weight-4.547 oz

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection