When I first started as a docent at Ardenwood 24 years ago I needed a Victorian/Edwardian watch to let me know when to start a tour, as well as keeping me on track and not running too long on a tour. I found my watch in a little antique store in Stockton on a little trip to visit our son's family in that area. It was the cutest little lapel watch, and it worked!
All I know of its history is that it had been owned by a lady in Iowa. She had passed away and the family sold it to the antique dealer. I bought it for $65 and I felt privileged to have it.
I happened to come across a little bow pin with a locket at KMart. The bow pin was very similar to bow pins that held lapel watches a hundred years ago. I took off the locket and attached the watch and I was set.
My little watch worked just fine for all these years but last year it was not running all the time. I plan to get it fixed but found that fixing these old watches that don't work on batteries is becoming a lost art. I will have to send it away which makes me nervous. In the meantime I have decided to get another watch. When it arrives I will show you and then do a review.
All I know of its history is that it had been owned by a lady in Iowa. She had passed away and the family sold it to the antique dealer. I bought it for $65 and I felt privileged to have it.
My little watch worked just fine for all these years but last year it was not running all the time. I plan to get it fixed but found that fixing these old watches that don't work on batteries is becoming a lost art. I will have to send it away which makes me nervous. In the meantime I have decided to get another watch. When it arrives I will show you and then do a review.
No comments:
Post a Comment