Object Details
- American Waltham Watch Co.
- Description
- A Washington, D.C., policeman, Thomas Oriani, received this watch as a Christmas present in 1890 from the jewelers on his Seventh Street beat in appreciation for his keeping a protective eye on their businesses.
- The watch movement—marked “Appleton, Tracy & Co., Waltham, Mass.” and with serial number 4299303—was made by the American Waltham Watch Company.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- William J. Oriani, Mrs. Edith Oriani Fitzgerald, Mrs. Ethel Oriani Reel, Mrs. Helen Oriani Collins
- ca 1890
- ID Number
- ME.315931
- catalog number
- 315931
- accession number
- 225007
- Object Name
- watch
- Other Terms
- watch; Mechanical, Spring-Driven; Pocket Watch
- Physical Description
- gold (watch case material)
- nickel (watch movement material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/8 in x 2 in x 1/2 in; 7.9375 cm x 5.08 cm x 1.27 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mechanisms
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_852611
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-70c7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
