Watch, Pocket
Object number2014.85.1 a,b
Manufacturer
Albert Montandon
Retailer
R.J. Lynn and Company
Date1875
OriginGeneva, Switzerland
MediumGold/Metal/Glass
Credit LineGift of Jacqueline Pfieffer
DescriptionGold pocket watch with chain.DimensionsPart a: Height 2.5, Width 1.75, Depth 0.375;Part b: Length when clasped 26.875, Width of chain 0.063, Width of clasps 0.5, Depth of chain 0.063.
Inscriptions(a)
Exterior of watch has inscribed text at center "Etta".
Watch face has roman numerals demarcating the hours and numbers demarcating five-second intervals.
Marks(a)
Black text at top center of watch face "Albert Montandon / Geneva".
Inscribed on the interior of the pocket watch cover is "K 18".
Historical NotesThe gold watch was bought in 1875, at R. J. Lynn and Company in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, for Maryetta Jane McKelvy by her parents. The donor, McKelvy's great-great niece, said that Etta's parents wanted her to not marry and take care of them and so they bought her this watch. She never did marry. The parents were farmers in Indiana Township. The watch was made by Swiss watch maker Albert Montandon. Etta was born in 1854 and died in 1935.
Previous owner
Maryetta Jane McKelvy
(1854 - 1935)
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