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Metadata
Object Name |
Watch, Pocket |
Catalog Number |
2015.2 |
Collection |
Watch |
Date |
1812 ca |
Description |
Early 19th Century Luther Goddard Pocket Watch #462 The pocket watch has an English style fusee movement with verge escapement and a full plate which is intricately designed with American patriotic symbolism. The museum has one other Luther Goddard Pocket watch, #497 (Catalogue # 83.82.2560). This piece is an earlier serial number and in much better condition. It is possible that the hands, dials, hairsprings, verges, steel pinions, wire, and chains were purchased from a dealer in Boston. All plates, wheels, and brass were made in Shrewsberry, MA. (Per American Watchmaking: A Technical History of the American Watch Industry 1850 – 1930 by Michael C. Harrold, page 12) |
Maker |
Luther Goddard |
Material |
Brass, Enamel |
Place of Origin |
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA |
Notes |
Luther Goddard is considered one of the earliest American Watchmakers. He is also considered to be the first watchmaker to create serialized pieces. The watch is a one of as kind object by a prominent watchmaker, illustrates advancement in the field of horology, falls within the core mission of the museum. The exact date of the piece is unknown, but is believed to be sometime in the early 19th century. The museum has another Goddard pocket watch dated c. 1817. This exact watch is pictured in "American Watchmaking: A Technical History of the American Watch Industry 1850 – 1930" by Michael C. Harrold (Page 12, #10) |