Summary
Alternate Name: Verge paper
Watch paper produced by Richard Howse, Watch & Clock Maker, Marlborough, Staffordshire, circa 1860.
Physical Description
Circular off-white paper disc. Front, printed edging illustrations and text in black ink. Reverse, handwritten text in brown ink.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Maker
Richard Howse, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, Great Britain, circa 1860
B. Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, notes Richard Howse was operating in Marlborough, 1842-1875. -
Inscriptions
Front, printed, "GOLD & SILVER LEVER WATCHES, PLATE & JEWELLERY / R. HOWSE, / Watch & Clock Maker. / SILVERSMITH &c. / MARLBOROUGH. / WHOLESALE & RETAIL, CHINA, GLASS & STAFFORDSHIRE WAREHOUSE.". Reverse, handwritten, "[Illegible.] / [Illegible.]51 / e[Illegible.]".
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Overall Dimensions
53 mm (Width), 53 mm (Height)
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