Watch, pocket, 1816
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1816
Watch, pocket is held by Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading (Europe), dated 1816. Description supplied by the holding institution: This silver pocket watch with a white enamel face and black Roman numerals was made by Fisher of London in 1816.
It has two dials, one for hours and minutes and one for seconds. The watch belonged to the donor’s husband’s grandfather who was a foreman shouter on the railway. The donor referred to this type of watch as the ‘railwayman’s timekeeper’. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Identification
- Europeana id
- /2064107/Museu_ProvidedCHO_Museum_of_English_Rural_Life__University_of_Reading_3943
- Museum object name
- Watch, pocket
- Holding institution
- Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and catalogue references against a specialist reference.