Watch, Pocket

Object Name:

Watch, Pocket

Object ID:

1994.527.07

Place of Origin:

London, England

Date:

circa 1862

Description:

Watch, pocket, silver. Round bail pivoted through round ball. At top of stem, push button on top of ball. Flat front and back. Front with blank emblem with simple floral decorations. Back small circle in center. Both sides worn, engine-turned design. Front and back edges of case beveled with rounded surface and small bead decoration. Front and back meet at milled edge around edge of case. Stem attached at 3:00, and hinge at 9:00. Inside of cover finished and slightly polished. Stamped near one edge: "JF" in an oval. Also stamped what appears to be "11141". Ones different style font and might be something else. White enamel dial with black Roman numerals. Minute ticks. Hands blued spade-style. Sunken seconds dial with Arabic numbers every 15 seconds. Second ticks. Back opens. Brass dust cover with two holes, one for setting and one for winding. Stamped at top: "PATENT LEVER". Below it, slightly larger: "FULL". Below that: "JEWELLED". Below that, "Cooper London". At very bottom engraved "No..11141". Dust cover comes off, sort of slightly-matte, gold tone. Stamped : "11141" inside cover. These numbers match stamps on inside cover. Levered adjusted balance wheel works. Plate diameter ~1.79". Seven bridges. Steel works. Polished steel escapement wheel. Polished steel adjusting lever. Balance wheel brass. on balance wheel bridge; "S F". Small ticks engraved across bridge below letters. Blued screws. Edges of bridge for winding mechanism beveled and polished. Hinge pin missing from dust cover hinge. Plain flat glass.
Nickel and steel key. Cylindrical shape with small loop on one end. Parallel striations of barrel body. Tapering, steel section with square hole on end. Stamp adjacent to steel shaft "4".
Paper glued to inside of back. Writing of seven lines on it with black ink. "This watch was / carried at the battle / of Fredericksburg Va. / Dec. 13th 1862, by / Henry. T. Eaton, a member / of 10th Regiment / N. H. Volunteers."
Civil War.

Material:

Metal
Silver
Enamel
Steel
Glass
Nickel

Dimensions:

H-3.04 W-2.15 D-0.57 inches Weight-3.921 oz

Provenance:

Carried at the Battle of Fredericksburg. December 13, 1862, by Henry T. Eaton (1836-1922) of Candia, NH, member of Co. D, 10th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Eaton, Henry T. (1836-1922)

Subjects:

Civil War