Historic New England

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-three teeth (two missing).

Date: 1820-50

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, carving (processes)

GUSN: 102974

Accession Number: 1937.1143

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and seventeen teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102975

Accession Number: 1940.242

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-seven teeth (three missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102976

Accession Number: 1934.876

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square head and thirty-six teeth (two missing)

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102977

Accession Number: 1934.1276

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-one teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102978

Accession Number: 1937.1245

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-three teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102979

Accession Number: 1937.1246

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-eight teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102980

Accession Number: 1929.558

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square head and canted corners and nineteenth teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102981

Accession Number: 1941.803

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square head and twenty-one teeth (three missing)

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102982

Accession Number: 1941.804

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty-two teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 102983

Accession Number: 1941.805

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain shaped square top and six teeth.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102984

Accession Number: 1935.1533

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain shaped square top and six teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102985

Accession Number: 1935.1534

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with trapezoid-shaped top and five teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102986

Accession Number: 1942.786

Hair Comb

Dyed horn comb with a plain square top and twenty teeth (two missing).

Date: 1820-50

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), dyeing, carving (processes)

GUSN: 102987

Accession Number: 1930.1684

Hair Comb

Light colored horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty-six teeth

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 102988

Accession Number: 1934.2843

Hair Comb

Horn hair comb with a plain square top and nineteenth teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102989

Accession Number: 1929.557

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a tapered square top, beveled edge and incised line along the rounded top, eight teeth.

Date: 1820-50

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), dyeing, carving (processes)

GUSN: 102990

Accession Number: 1943.372

Hair Comb

Horn hair comb with a plain square top with rounded corners and seventeenth teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102991

Accession Number: 1935.1035

Hair Comb

Light colored horn hair comb with a plain square top and nineteenth teeth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102992

Accession Number: 1935.1036

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 102993

Accession Number: 1936.881

Pocket Watch

Plain gold pocket watch with large white face and black numbers. Back opens up to plain gold.

Date: 1894-1908

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), movements (clockworks), metal, enameling

GUSN: 102794

Accession Number: 1920.93

This gold watch consists of a gold face with an engraved image and an elaborately enameled case. The face depicts a shoreline with two large buildings or chateaux, their images reflected in the water below. There are two boats on the water and the near shoreline has treets and bushes visible. The h...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), enamel (fused coating), engraving (action), crystal (lead glass)

GUSN: 102795

Accession Number: 1932.226

Pocket Watch and Key

Silver pocket watch with removable case, white watch face with black Roman numerals. Watch face has 5 holes showing metal underneath and many cracks across face, back of watch is dented inwards. Watch case is also dented inwards in the back and heavily tarnished. In watch case are 2 papers, one blue...

Date: 1786-1787

Maker: Watson, William (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102796

Accession Number: 1954.165ab

Pocket Watch and Key

silver pocket watch with gold key attached. Large white clock face under glass with Roman numerals, smaller second hand clock. Opens on both sides with engraving on the back side of a shield-like design

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: M.I. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102797

Accession Number: 1924.102ab

Pocket Watch and Keys

Silver pocket watch with two keys attached at the top. The front of the watch that opens to the clock face has a shield engraved on it.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Guille Pardoux (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102798

Accession Number: 1914.8a-c

Pocket Watch in Original Case

Silver pocket watch in silver case, packaged in leather box. Watch has Roman numerals under glass with light engraved flowers under watch hands, and both glass front and metal back open up. Light engraved pattern on back. All in leather fitted case with velvet lining.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102799

Accession Number: 1929.759AB

Pocket Watch and Fob

Gold pocket watch with black numerals, red second numerals, and intricate watch hands. Front of watch is engraved with "KSW" and attached to the watch is a gold pin attachment with graduated gold pipettes attached to each other in the back. Watch is packaged in brown leather box with white silk inte...

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: Patek Philippe & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102800

Accession Number: 1973.97ab

Pocket Watch and Key

Gold damascened pocket watch with Roman numerals under glass. Outside of watch is engraved with a shield pattern in the middle and black accents. The back case of the watch has a black and white photograph of a man's face, and the front has a blue photograph of a dog. A gold key is attached and atta...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Gilbert, Joseph (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102801

Accession Number: 1969.515

Pocket Watch, Chain and Fob

Rose gold pocket watch with attached chain and ball clasp. Watch face has black Roman numerals under glass. Engraved pattern all over outside of watch with an engraving to the owner on the inside of the lid.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Bigelow, Kennard & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 102802

Accession Number: 1990.4

Pocket Watch with Chain and Key

silver watch with an open watch face of black Roman numerals and removable glass. Back of watch is elaborately engraved with buildings, a bridge, water, and a boat. Attached is a long gold chain with a pulley and steel key, along with a hook at the end.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: M.J. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), movements (clockworks), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 102803

Accession Number: 1940.824

Pocket Watch and Key

Pocket watch in a removable silver case with black silk ribbon and winding key. The watch face has black Roman numerals under glass.

Date: 1763-1764

Maker: Toulmin, Samuel (Watchmaker) William, Bond (Retailer)

Material: silver (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 102804

Accession Number: 1954.164ab

Pocket Watch and Keys

Pocket watch with black Roman numerals, open-faced. Attached cord has two keys.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Wilkinson (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal), movements (clockworks), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 102805

Accession Number: 1919.854

Pocket Watch

A gold pocket watch with intricate engraved design of blue stars on outer case. Watch face has black Roman numerals under glass

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: Roger & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102806

Accession Number: 1925.214

Pocket Watch

Gold watch with gold watch face engraved with houses, water, and a sailboat. Watch is open face with watch face under glass with black Roman numerals.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: M.J. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), chasing, engraving (action), movements (clockworks)

GUSN: 102807

Accession Number: 1936.801

Pocket Watch

Silver pocket watch. Engraving on the front of buildings and a field and engraving on the back of a large ship. Watch face is under glass with a large crack in it and black Roman numerals.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: Cooper 8c Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102808

Accession Number: 1922.221

Pocket Watch with Chain and Key

Gold pocket watch with chain and key. Black Roman numerals on large white face, chain is a series of small rectangles attached with a large key at the top

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Graham, J. (Watchmaker)

Material: gold (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 102809

Accession Number: 1937.297

Pocket Watch

Silver pocket watch with removable case. Face has Roman numerals with open face glass case over face. Inside of watch case has an orange paper from the watch cleaner.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: Smoult, Thomas (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102810

Accession Number: 1927.438

Pocket Watch and Watch Chain

Small gun-metal pocket watch on long chain. Watch has black numerals with gold detailing around the edge of the watch face. The back of the watch has pearl beads embedded. Chain has similar beads on larger metal beads throughout the chain.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gunmetal (casting bronze), movements (clockworks), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 102811

Accession Number: 1969.525

Pocket Watch and Watch Chain

Large silver watch with attached chain. Engraving of a shield and flower-like design on outside of case, watch face is white with black Roman numerals. Attached chain with rectangles and circles attached to one another.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: Perret & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102812

Accession Number: 1934.1853

Pocket Watch and Key

Gold pocket watch with black cord watch chain and key. Watch face has Roman numerals and second-hand numerals and an intricate hour hand. The watch case opens with a glass front.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102813

Accession Number: 1931.1934

Pocket Watch

silver pocket watch with white watch face with black Roman numerals under glass. Shield like engraving on the back of the case.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Illinois Watch Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), movements (clockworks), enameling

GUSN: 102814

Accession Number: 1932.2234

Watch Case, Key and Glass

Metal watch case finished with black enamel. Case is empty and rusting on the inside. Glass watch face with metal border and silver watch key.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), tin (metal)

GUSN: 102815

Accession Number: 1932.2293a-c

Pocket Watch and Watch Chain

Plain pocket watch. White face under glass with black numerals. Thick gold chain attached with a clasp at the top.

Date: 1898-1912

Maker: New England Watch Company (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), movements (clockworks), metal

GUSN: 102816

Accession Number: 1918.1246

Pocket Watch

Metal pocket watch with a yellow face with black numerals. The face has a picture of an airplane and text "New York to Paris airplane Model" and the back of the watch is engraved with a drawing of a plane flying over the water with "New York to Paris" written on the wings and the New York skyline in...

Date: ca. 1927

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102817

Accession Number: 2007.15.188

Pocket Watch with Watch Chain and Fob

Gold pocket watch with intricate gold watch face under glass with Roman numerals. Under watch hands is a floral like pattern, along with around the border of the face. Outer edges of watch have the same pattern. A gold chain is attached to the watch along with a key with a large stone attached to th...

Date: 1830-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102818

Accession Number: 1925.212

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch with glass over watch face. Watch face has Roman numerals with an engraving behind watch hands of a house, water, and a boat. Back of watch is engraved with a design and a picture of a church alongside water and a tree in the forefront. Inside back of watch has an engraving of a ho...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Berthoud and Adams (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), chasing, engraving (action), movements (clockworks)

GUSN: 102819

Accession Number: 1926.128

Pocket Watch

Silver pocket watch with a white face under glass with Roman numerals. Watch opens in the back and is engraved with the name J.F. Sheridan

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102820

Accession Number: 1930.1299

Pocket Watch and Key

Gold pocket watch with gold dial, a typical Swiss watch. Watch face has engravings of grapes and grape leaves. A cord attached to the watch has a silver key attached.

Date: ca. 1862

Maker: Brandt, Edouard Favre (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102821

Accession Number: 1929.885

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch. Watch face under glass with Roman numerals. Intricate engraving along border and a small shield on the back of the watch.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: M.I. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102822

Accession Number: 1925.213

Pocket Watch

Pocket watch with removable glass cover. White watch face has royal blue Roman numerals with three separate dials for day, date, and seconds. The second dial has a small picture of a house in the forest with a face looking out behind.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), movements (clockworks), enameling

GUSN: 102823

Accession Number: 2007.15.189

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