Project Description

Margaret Brown’s gold watch


Date: unknown

Description: A gold hunting watch with a pin and chain for wearing it around the neck. Both back facings open to a clock with roman numerals and a second hand. Stamps read, “Keystone Watch Case. Scales 7193387. American Waltham Watch Company 12297762.”

Provenance: Mrs. Brown eventually gave this watch to her niece Minnie Brown, daughter of J. J. Brown’s brother, James Kevin Brown. J. K. Brown’s granddaughter, Lorraine Brown, donated the watch to the museum.