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Pocket watch owned by Harry T. Moore
- Manufactured by
- Illinois Watch Company, American, founded 1879
- Owned by
- Moore, Harry Tyson, American, 1905 - 1951
- Date
- ca. 1920s
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal and glass
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 5/16 x 1 11/16 x 5/16 in. (5.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 cm)
- Description
- Pocket watch by Illinois Watch Company used by Harry Tyson Moore, Sterling model. It features a circular white face with black hands and numerals. Under the twelve it has the company and model name "ILLINOIS/ STERLING." There is a second smaller face for marking the seconds at the bottom of the main face. The casing is a plain brass colored metal with a loop and ridged crown at top. The back has a faint cross hatching pattern with a small heraldic crest in the center.
- Place collected
- New Carrollton, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Mims, Brevard County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Adornment
- Tools and Equipment-Personal use
- Type
- pocket watches
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Families
- Hate crimes
- Men
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Juanita Evangeline Moore, daughter; "Skip" Pagan, grandson; and Darren Pagan, great-grandson
- Object number
- 2013.157.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions