Watch Key
Dublin Core
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.
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
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
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s
Rights
© 2021 oldsmithfield.com
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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