Watch Key

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Title

Watch Key

Identifier

Item Sm.308

Description

Watch key winder for a pocket watch, engraved:
'F. RIECHELMANN OF MACKAY / WATCH MAKER'.

Creator

Frederick Nicolaus Carl Riechelmann, [Mackay]

Subject

Dress & Personal Accessories--Personal accessory--Watch;
Watches;
Watch-winder.

Date

1877-1915

Source

Old Smithfield township.

Publisher

Private collection

Contributor

Frederick Nicolaus Carl Riechelmann (27 February 1856-31 August 1915, Mackay) opened a jewellery and watch-making business on Sydney Street in Mackay, Queensland in 1877.


Mackay Mercury and South Kennedy Advertiser, 1883.


An example of an 1876 Waltham pocket watch with a square winder key.

Format

Material: Metallic
Surface find
Diagnostic: Yes
Weight: 2.3 g
Size: 12 mm square

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

165138S1454201E
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s

Rights

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Geolocation

Collection

Citation (Chicago 17 Style)

Frederick Nicolaus Carl Riechelmann, [Mackay], “Watch Key,” 1877-1915, Item Sm.308, Private collection, https://oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/14.

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