Wristwatch

Name/Title

Wristwatch

Entry/Object ID

1960.172.3

Description

Wristwatch with leather strap. The watch face is attached to a narrow leather strap with a silver-toned metal buckle. The strap is threaded through a wide leather strap that sits beneath the watch. The face is protected by a removable metal cover with pierced openings that created a floret through which the face can be seen. Arabic numerals are painted around the face in orange or gold paint, with black hashmarks around the very edge. A smaller face counting seconds is in place of the 6. The face is marked, "LANCET".

Context

Worn by Harold Hawes of Barre, Vermont, during World War I.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.172

Source or Donor

Hawes, Cora Batchelder

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Wristwatch

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Watch

Nomenclature Class

Timekeeping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

9-3/4 in

Diameter

1-1/4 in

Material

Leather, Metal, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hawes, Harold T. (1889-1945)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War I