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Accession # |
1960.4.4 |
Item Name |
Watch, Pocket |
Description |
Man's pocketwatch in a silver hinged case. White face, black Roman numerals, minutes in Arabic. The watch hands are missing. The glass front opens on a hinge. Solid brass watch movement. |
Date |
1820 CIRCA |
Provenance |
This watch belonged to Jane McGregor's father, Alexander Johnston of Salem, who brought it with him from Scotland circa 1860. A paper inside the watch shows the following dates for repairs - "Sept. 1826 - 9689, James Carnegie Watchmaker. June 1827 - John Mearns, Aberdeen. Oct. 1845 - Wm. Mackie, Aberdeen". By these early dates, the watch probably belonged to Alexander's father before him. Alexander was born in 1835 in Scotland and was a blacksmith in Salem. |
Person \ Organization |
Johnston, Alexander McGregor, Jane |
Place |
Scotland Salem |
Year Range from |
1810 |
Year Range to |
1830 |