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GHR-KE-2006-00004 Registered

Railway pocket watch

Corliss Clock Co., Boston · 1943 · Made in United States

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2006-00004
Object
Railway pocket watchVerified
Category
Clock, watch or chronometer
Maker
Corliss Clock Co., BostonVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
1943Documented (invoice, certificate or archive record)Verified
Made in
United States
Current location
Lamu, Kenya
Registered
4 Apr 2006

Physical description

Verified

Railway pocket watch by Corliss Clock Co., with original bow and crown.

Height
55 mm
Width
53 mm
Depth
18 mm
Weight
161 g

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Silver case, enamel dial, steel hands
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Losses to the surface and one replaced component.

Marks and inscriptions

“CORLISS CLOCK CO. · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Verified

Mwangi Nsubuga, 1998: Inherited by the current custodian.

  1. 1943
    Corliss Clock Co. Manufacture · United States
    Made and numbered ••••.
    VerifiedSource: Maker’s records
  2. 1998
    Mwangi Nsubuga Inheritance · Lamu
    Inherited by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Deed of gift
  3. 2006
    Mwangi Nsubuga Registration · Lamu
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Inherited, 1998Verified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.