Object Details
- manufacturer
- American Waltham Watch Co.
- Description
- This watch, made by the American Watch Company in Waltham, Mass., dates from 1879. The firm was an important force in both watch and machinery design in the 19th century.
- Details:
- Movement: spring going barrel, ¾ plate, gilt finish, 14 size, stem wind and lever set, bimetallic compensation balance, regulator on bridge, marked: “Amer..n Watch Co../Riverside./WALTHAM, MASS./1143246”; back of front plate marked: “WOERDS PATENTS”
- Case: engraved hunting, yellow gold, marked inside dial and back covers: “6052094”
- Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, blued steel hands, sunk seconds with Arabic numerals at 6, marked: “AMERICAN WATCH CO.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- W. Carl Wyatt Estate
- ca 1879
- ID Number
- ME.317280
- catalog number
- 317280
- accession number
- 230383
- Object Name
- watch
- Other Terms
- watch; Mechanical, Spring-Driven; Pocket Watch
- Physical Description
- gilded (watch movement production method/technique)
- brass (watch movement material)
- gold (watch case material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 in x 1/2 in x 2 in; 6.35 cm x 5.08 cm x 1.27 cm x 5.08 cm
- ring base: 7/16 in x 3/4 in; 1.11125 cm x 1.905 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mechanisms
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_853954
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-a233-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
