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watch movement

watch movement

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Object Name
Watch Movement
Other Terms
Watch Movement; Mechanical, Spring-Driven; Pocket Watch
date made
ca 1795
maker
Breguet et Fils
place made
France
Physical Description
metal, "brass" (overall material)
Measurements
overall- movement: 1/2 in x 2 1/8 in; x 1.27 cm x 5.3975 cm
overall - wire: 2 3/4 in x 2 in; 6.985 cm x 5.08 cm
ID Number
ME.253808
catalog number
253808
accession number
49971
Credit Line
Professor Calvin Rae Smith
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Work and Industry: Mechanisms
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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