Paper, Watch
- Object Name:
- Paper, Watch
- Object ID:
- 2012.014.21
- Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NH
- Date:
- 1812-1867
- Description:
- Watch paper, advertising work of James C. Cole (1791-1867), Rochester, NH, 1812-1867. Black printing on circular orange paper: "Watches Jewelry / JAMES C. COLE / WATCH CLOCK / Maker / Rochester, N.H. / Turn the regulator with the sun to go faster. slower against it. / Clocks Timepieces." Black printed decorative border. Slits cut in edge at regular intervals.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- Dia-2.1 inches
- Provenance:
- One of 22 watch papers acquired by Peter Sawyer as part of a larger collection at an estate auction.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Cole, James C. (1791-1867)
- Subjects:
- Watches, Watch making
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