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Manufacturer: American Watch Company, American, 1859–1885
Manufacturer formerly attributed: A. W. Company

Pocket watch

1884

Silver, gold, glass, porcelain

3 × 2 1/8 × 7/8 in. (7.62 × 5.4 × 2.22 cm, 137 g)
Gift of Carl R. Kossack, B.S. 1931, M.A. 1933
1985.84.709
Geography: 
Manufactured in Waltham, Massachusetts
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
American
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Timepieces
Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions 1985–1987,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 40, no. 2 (Spring 1988).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.