Object Details
- manufacturer
- E. Ingraham Company
- Description
- This is the Pathfinder, an inexpensive watch model made by E. Ingraham and Company, Bristol, Conn. These “dollar watches” made by Ingraham and other firms were easier to make than high-grade watches and very much in demand. They got their nickname in 1896 when such timekeepers began to sell for about $1. In contrast, the best pocket watches from other American watchmaking firms at the time could cost over $150. Because they were inexpensive, “dollar watches” were often giveaways during promotions for other products or marketed for children.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- James Arthur Collection, New York University
- 1920
- ID Number
- 1984.0416.169
- catalog number
- 1984.0416.169
- accession number
- 1984.0416
- Object Name
- watch, dollar
- Measurements
- overall: 2 7/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 5/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 5.3975 cm x 1.5875 cm
- ring: 3/4 in; 1.905 cm
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Bristol
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mechanisms
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1203491
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-740d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
