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Metadata
Object Name |
Watch, Pocket |
Catalog Number |
80.91.14 |
Collection |
Watch |
Other Name |
Pocket Chronometer |
Date |
1865 |
Description |
c. 1865 Charles Fasoldt pocet chronometer 18 size, serial no. 128, bridge, gilt, 18 jewels, Fasoldt's patent double wheel lever escapement, the smaller upper wheel for impulse and the lower wheel for locking and unlocking, patent regulator, split compensated balance, train bridges engraved C. Fasoldt. Albany, N.Y. Pat. Feb. 1.1859, Apr. 5. 1864, & March 7. 1865, under balance No. 128. Key wind and set from back. White enamel single sunk Roman dial marked C. Fasoldt's Patent Chronometer Albany N. Y. (For patents, see Bulletin No. 257, "Charles Fasoldt: His Regulator Patent," by G. Martin Sleeman) |
Maker |
Charles Fasoldt |
Material |
gilt, enamel, |
Place of Origin |
Albany, New York, USA |