Summary
Gents pocket watch, gold hunter case, Walsh Jones & Co, Melbourne, Victoria,1854.
The watch would have been made in England and imported by Walsh, Jones & Co.
Presented to James Moore, chief engineer of the Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway Co, by the Railway Commissioners, on occasion of the opening of the railway on 12 September 1854.
Physical Description
Gold hunter case and chain. Seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from T. E. Walker, 27 Nov 1967
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Maker
Walsh Jones & Co, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1850s
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Presented By
Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Co., Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 Sep 1854
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Presented To
James Moore, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 Sep 1854
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Inscriptions
Back plate inscribed: 'James Moore, Esq. / Engineer of the / Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway / by the Commissioners / as a token of their esteem and in / commemmoration of his having / opened the first Railway in / the Australian Colonies / Sept. 12th 1854' Front cover of case inscribed 'True to the End'. Case maker's initials 'TH'
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Exhibition Collection Management
70 mm (Length), 50 mm (Width), 10 mm (Height)
length of watch and chain is 460
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