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    Object Details

    maker

    Waterbury Clock Company

    Description

    Table clock in celluloid case, with an inscription on the face that reads “MANUFACTURED BY THE WATERBURY CLOCK CO. U.S.A.”

    Location

    Currently not on view

    date made

    ca 1920

    ID Number

    2006.0098.1704

    catalog number

    2006.0098.1704

    accession number

    2006.0098

    Object Name

    clock

    Physical Description

    metal (clock material)
    cellulose nitrate (case material)

    Measurements

    overall: 8.8 cm x 17.8 cm x 4.9 cm; 3 7/16 in x 7 in x 1 15/16 in
    overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in x 1 3/4 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm x 4.445 cm

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-a137-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1348500

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