Summary
Alternate Name: Verge paper
Watch paper produced by Joseph Banister watchmaker in Colchester, circa 1814.
Physical Description
Circular paper disc. Front, printed edging illustrations and text in black ink. Smaller blue paper support adhered to reverse. Reverse, handwritten text in pink pencil.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Maker
Joseph Banister, 19 High Street, Colchester, Essex, England, Great Britain, circa 1814
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Inscriptions
Front, "BANISTER / late / Hedge & Banister / Watch & Clock Maker / NO.19. / High Street, / COLCHESTER. / Marine & Pocket / Chronometers / Warranted.". Reverse, handwritten, "1790-1830 / with th[Illegible.] / 1814".
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
49 mm (Width), 49 mm (Height)
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