Pocket Watch Belonging to Paul Peel
Datec. 1880
Dimensions3.2 x 4.7 cm
Credit LineAnonymous Donation, 2012
Object number2012.006.003
Label TextLondon artist Paul Peel (1860-1892) owned this gold pocket watch, which dates from about 1880. By this time, pocket watches were widely available. They had traditionally been made by skilled craftsmen, which made them expensive. However, in the 1850s, the American Watch Co. introduced mechanized production. By 1900, tens of millions of these cheaper factory-made pocket watches had been sold.
NameWatch, Pocket
c. 1900
1873
