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POCKET WATCH PROTECTOR

Also known as: FICKURSSKYDD

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

POCKET WATCH PROTECTOR is held by Vänersborgs museum (Sweden). Description supplied by the holding institution: Case for pocket watch. The case is impact-resistant and made of sheet metal.

Hard plastic through which the watch can be seen. The watch rests softly against a foam-lined back in the case. The guard was used by people who had heavier jobs where the watch could be damaged during professional work, e.g. bricklayers or farmers. The donor's grandfather was a painter and is the probable user of this pocket watch protector. The collection record gives material recorded as Stainless steel; measurements Width 5.5 cm.

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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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
Rostfritt stål
Dimensions
Bredd 5.5 cm

Identification

Europeana id
/916106/vbg_object_VM29048
Museum object name
FICKURSSKYDD
Holding institution
Vänersborgs museum

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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