Pocket watch in pinchbeck and tortoiseshell case

Made:: 1675-1685 in London

Pocket watch in pinchbeck tortoiseshell case, locking plate

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Pocket watch in pinchbeck tortoiseshell case, locking plate
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Pocket watch in pinchbeck tortoiseshell case, locking plate, verge (minute hand missing), by Nath Barrow, London, England, 1675-1685.

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Category:: Time Measurement

Object Number:: 1916-259

Materials:: pinchbeck, tortoiseshell, enamel, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)

Measurements:: overall: 32 mm x 52 mm x 66 mm, .44kg

type:: pocket watch and clock watch

credit:: Mr. Evan Roberts

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Pocket watch in pinchbeck and tortoiseshell case

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