Presentation box base
Waterbury Watch Company
Category
Horology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper and textile
Measurements
25 x 65 mm; 85 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Waterbury
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 20815.2
Summary
Rectangular card board box base covered with green paper. Printed on bottom surface of base is a picture of the Waterbury factory and the following details - In this factory we are manufacturing 1000 watches daily and shall continue to do so until every boy in the land is the happy possessor of one. Inside, the box is covered with grey material and shaped to fit a pocket watch.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
THE WATERBURY WATCH CO'S FACTORY, / Waterbury, Conn. / [picture of factory] / In this factory we are manufacturing 1000 Watches daily, and / shall continue to do so until every boy in the land is the happy pos- / sessor of one.
Makers and roles
Waterbury Watch Company, manufacturer