Historic New England

Watch Keys

Rectangular cardboard with ten watch keys of various materials and styles attached.

Date: 1814-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102763

Accession Number: 1934.1864

Pocket Watch

Silver pocket watch, watch face not under glass with Roman numerals, back opens to a plain silver face.

Date: 1876

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102764

Accession Number: 1965.47

Pocket Watch

Size 18 P.S. Bartlett silver pocket watch. Roman numerals, opens on both sides with one side being the watch face and the other a plain silver face. Decorative engraving on front.

Date: 1866

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102765

Accession Number: 1945.258

Silver pocket watch which can be removed from a silver case to be two separate pieces. Both Roman and numerical numbers on watch face under glass. Paper with inscription pasted into watch case, along with small paper inside watch case reading "Grandfather Fuller's/Dr. Jabez Fuller"

Date: 1792-1793

Maker: Reuben Tower Watch & Clock Maker (Maker) Freeman, James (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102766

Accession Number: 1965.46

Pocket Watch

gold pocket watch inscribed with designs on both sides. Blue and white enamel detail with a black border. Watch has a hook on top for a chain, opens on both sides, with one side being inscribed and one side with a watch face of Roman numerals.

Date: ca. 1855

Maker: Bautte & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 102767

Accession Number: 1932.649

Pocket Watch

Tarnished silver pocket watch, Roman numerals. Blue enamel Roman numerals on outside of watch encircling small glass circle showing watch hands. Opens on both sides with the other side inscribed with donor information. Back engraved with a shield and text.

Date: 1883-1884

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker) Bedford, Henry W. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102768

Accession Number: 1918.1245

Pocket Watch

Metal pocket watch with yellow watch face. Smaller second-hand watch face on bottom center, Rusted watch hands.

Date: 1880-1913

Maker: E. Ingraham & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102769

Accession Number: 1921.327

Pocket Watch and Key

gold pocket watch with key. intricate engraved sea and landscape scene on face. On back of case, engraved picture of an eagle and a shield, in front of a seascape background. Both front and back open.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: M.J. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102770

Accession Number: 1944.762ab

Pocket Watch and Key

Silver pocket watch with key and with Roman numerals, light engraving on back.

Date: 1860-1882

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102771

Accession Number: 1941.143ab

Pocket Watch

This pocket watch is enclosed in a removable case. The watch face has arabic hours in black on a white face under a hinged glass. The case is also made with a solid back and hinged glass front set in a metal frame. Inside of the case back is pasted an orange-colored watchpaper printed with the maker...

Date: 1798-1803

Maker: Wheelock & Morse (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), enamel (fused coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 102772

Accession Number: 1935.1153

Pocket Watch and Key

18 karat gold pocket watch with gold Roman numerals under glass. Front glass opens and back opens to plain gold face. Decorative engraving on back. Watch is accompanied by white cardboard box (not original) and gold key.

Date: 1815-1816

Maker: M.I. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102773

Accession Number: 1990.5ab

Pocket Watch in Original Box

Metal pocket watch with Roman numerals under glass, watch in original fitted box.

Date: 1880-1898

Maker: The Waterbury Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

GUSN: 102774

Accession Number: 1943.469ab

Pocket Watch

Metal pocket watch, small second hand face at bottom center of plain watch face. Does not open.

Date: ca. 1921

Maker: Western Clock Manufacturing Company (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102775

Accession Number: 1924.575

Wristwatch

Gold wristwatch with a 8 chains studded with semi precious stones. Roman numerals on watch face.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Frodsham (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102776

Accession Number: 1990.3

Lady's Pocket Watch

Small gold watch with attached gold expandable (zig zag) chain. White face; intricate gold watch hands; black numbers; gold stars, and points. The watch is engraved with initials on the back and is then closed by a gold cover.

Date: 1885-1921

Maker: American Waltham Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: metal, glass (material), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 102777

Accession Number: 2004.1.10

Pocket Watch

Large, plain face watch in silver case. Back of watch is engraved and glass front opens.

Date: 1839-1840

Maker: Taylor, T.L. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102778

Accession Number: 1943.455

Pocket Watch

gold watch in plain case, Roman numerals. Intricately designed watch hands, decorations around the edge of the watch.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102779

Accession Number: 1943.2

Pocket Watch

gold watch with plain case. Opens on both sides. Watch face is under glass with Roman numerals.

Date: 1870-1909

Maker: E. Howard & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102780

Accession Number: 1940.823

Pocket Watch

Pocket watch with glass over the watch face. Roman numerals are slightly raised on the watch face and a large sunburst is painted in the middle of the face at the junction of the watch hands.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102781

Accession Number: 1921.329

Hatpin

Pair of hatpins with jet heads in the shape of dice, small jet balls attached to shaft.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102632

Accession Number: 1922.188ab

Hatpins

Pair of hatpins with lavender glass balls set upon an openwork gilt metal mount, four smaller balls on chains are attached from the top of the head and at the shaft.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102633

Accession Number: 1926.69

Hatpin

Hatpin with turquoise glass ball head.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102634

Accession Number: 1922.191

Hatpins

Pair of gilt brass hatpins with pink glass heads set in a crown shaped mount with twisted wire decoration coiled around bottom, each has two chains attached at the top and bottom of the head with faux pearls and brass tassels suspended from a gilt metal mount.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102635

Accession Number: 1932.559-560

Hatpins

Pair of hatpins with blue glass balls set in a gilt metal petal mount, smaller ball on chain suspended from shaft.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102636

Accession Number: 1938.603ab

Hatpins

Pair of hatpins with five turquoise glass balls set on a gilt metal leaf shaped mount, each has two chains of glass balls attached at shaft.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102637

Accession Number: 1926.70ab

Set of Hatpins

Four silver filigree hatpins, all are set en tremblant, three with a single flower and one with a butterfly.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102638

Accession Number: 1939.656a-d

Hatpins

Three hairpins, one large one small, each have silver filigree flower heads.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102639

Accession Number: 1940.589a-c

Hatpin

Hatpin with a silver teardrop-shaped head of open scrollwork.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102640

Accession Number: 1951.115

Hatpin

Pair of hatpins with large teardrop-shaped metal heads of scrolled openwork.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102641

Accession Number: 1952.149ab

Hatpins

Pair of hatpins of large wooden balls painted with a red and gold scroll design.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102642

Accession Number: 1937.990.1-2

Hatpin

Hatpin with round pink quartz head with a center band of faceted clear glass.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102643

Accession Number: 1928.606

Hatpin

Hatpin with round pink quartz head with a center band of faceted clear glass.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102644

Accession Number: 1928.608

Stickpin

Stickpin set with a round multi-sided green stone with gold colored metal tacks.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102645

Accession Number: 1922.194

Shawl Pin

Shawl pin with two large painted black wood balls.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102646

Accession Number: 1933.221

Hatpin

Gold hatpin with a faceted amethyst teardrop-shaped head with a faceted colorless glass band and topped with a seed pearl.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102647

Accession Number: 1937.590

Hatpin

Gold hatpin with a round pointed head with a faceted yellow glass or stone top over a gilt metal band over a band of faceted colorless glass over a gilt metal bottom with twisted wire decoration.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102648

Accession Number: 1937.591

Hatpin

Metal hatpin in a fishtail shape set with colorless pastes and a triangle of jet beads.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Fishel, Nessler & Company

GUSN: 102649

Accession Number: 1932.2327

Hatpin

Metal hatpin with a round and pointed faceted colorless glass head.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102650

Accession Number: 1930.1498

Hatpin

Metal hatpin with a glass teardrop-shaped head encasing green and blue foil in a peacock eye design.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102651

Accession Number: 2007.15.111

HATPIN

Metal hatpin with a round head completely set with round colorless pastes.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102652

Accession Number: 2007.15.112

Hatpin

Metal hatpin with a purple glass faceted teardrop-shaped head.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102653

Accession Number: 1930.1499

Hatpins

Pair of matching hatpins with large faux pearl heads.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102654

Accession Number: 1930.1496-.1497

Hatpins

Pair of matching hatpins with opaque purple glass balls set in brass mounting with flower shaped prongs.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102655

Accession Number: 1922.189ab

Stickpin

Gold stickpin with a twisted open rope coil of woven hair.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102656

Accession Number: 1931.54

Hatpins

Pair of matching hatpins with crescent shaped Roman pearl heads, one smaller crescent and three round pearls suspended from chains are attached at top of head and at shaft.

Date: 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102657

Accession Number: 1945.154ab