Watch, Pocket

Object Name:

Watch, Pocket

Object ID:

1963.042.01

Creator:

Hoddell, James & CompanyWatchmaker; Wattles, William W. (1835-1912)

Place of Origin:

London, England/Pittsburgh, PA

Date:

1864-1865

Description:

Watch, pocket. Gold. Polished cover. Crystal cover and bezel ring. Enamel dial, black Roman numerals, minute ticks. Dial white with black. White face. Seconds hand. Seconds dial counted off in 10s increments with individual second ticks. Spade hands, polished blued steel. Mechanism pivoted and swings out of front of case. Winding post on it that matches hole on back dust cover. Mechanism enclosed in brass cover. Mechanism case cover, 1.58" diameter. Intricately engraved small design to cover near center, roughly rectangular with circle at one end. Very small glass window in it, ~0.1" square. Near stem on side of mechanism, small steel lever that sticks out and can be put into one or two positions, purpose unknown. Small design in center of outside front cover. Rest of it surrounded by engine-turned design. Small dot in center of back cover surrounded by well-worn, engine-turned design. Edge of case a series of fine striations parallel to each other. Bail and locking stem plain.
"45 Northampton Square, London / James Hoddell & Co." printed on face. "W. W. WATTLES" stamped in rectangle inside cover. Inscription: "Presented to Surgeon H. B. Fowler by the Stewards, Clerks, Nurses Ward-Masters and Attendants of Point of Rocks Hospital as an appreciation of his character as an officer & a man". Engine turned design around hole for winding. Some type of stamp inside back cover with numeral "15083".

Material:

Metal
Gold
Porcelain
Glass
Steel
Brass

Dimensions:

H-2.9 W-2 D-0.7 inches Weight-4.64 oz

Provenance:

Owned by Dr. Hadley B. Fowler. Donated by the wife of Dr. Fowler's grandson, Frank H. Fowler.

Credit Line:

Gift of Charlotte B. Fowler

People:

Fowler, Hadley B. (1825-1893), Fowler, Frank H. (1885-1962), Fowler, Charlotte B. (1889-1977), Wattles, William W. (1835-1912)

Subjects:

Civil War, Medical care, Medicine, Hospitals, Hospitals, Military, Watches