Watch, Pocket watch and presentation case, Owned by John McMurtrie

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Watch, Pocket watch and presentation case, Owned by John McMurtrie

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This ornate Victorian era pocket watch belonged to John McMurtrie. It is a silver key-wind pocket watch with a simple white enamel Roman numeral dial and ornate bevelled glass, gilt-framed presentation case. It is attached to a long chain with a key in the shape of Punch from 'Punch and Judy', neither of which appear to be original to the watch. The key-wind verge fusee type is one of the earliest forms of pocket watch, produced from the 16th Century until the late 19th Century when stem-wind...

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Date created

1830-1840

Creator

Barton, Edward / Brown, Edward

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https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1338868

Related subjects

Clothing and Accessories / Domestic Life (household chattels, food and drink) / People and Families (including births, weddings, deaths) / People and Families / 1830s / Domestic Life

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