Object Details
manufacturer
Peoria Watch Co.
Description
The Peoria Watch Co., Peoria, Ill., made this high-grade watch. The movement is marked with the company’s name and serial number 17672. The dial indicates the watch could be used for railroad timekeeping, where the most reliable watches and clocks were fundamental to safe and efficient operation. The definition of a railroad watch changed over time and varied among railroad companies in the nineteenth century, but by about 1920 generally accepted, closely specified standards governed almost every detail of watch construction for railway use.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1887
ID Number
1982.0518.001
catalog number
1982.0518.001
accession number
1982.0518
serial number
17672
Object Name
pocket watch
watch
Other Terms
watch; pocket watch; Mechanical, Spring-Driven; pocket watch
Measurements
overall, watch: 2 7/8 in x 2 in x 3/4 in; 7.3025 cm x 5.08 cm x 1.905 cm
stem: 1 in x 7/8 in; 2.54 cm x 2.2352 cm
place made
United States
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1203403