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| Rick'ys Big Collection |
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| Description |
Gold pocket watch in a glass-domed case with a wooden base. The watch was given as a wedding gift to Otis Ruggles from Thomas Whittemore Nov. 26.1850. Benjamin F. Brown bought it at a Boston acution house about 1874. Presented to Fitchburg Historical Society in his memory by his sister. Inscribed in back of case Initial Bonbark. The watch is a key wind type. The keys are hanging on a hook inside the dome. The watch is missing. |
| Material |
wood/velvet/glass/metal |
| Object ID |
1924.120.001 |
| Object Name |
watch |
| People |
B.F. Brown |
| Subjects |
time pieces, pocket watches
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| Year Range from |
1840 |
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Last modified on: September 08, 2005
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