State auctions off goods from safe deposit boxes Jun 20, 2009
Local experts provide the latest information on Healthcare issues that matter to you. Fresh Ideas withLeigh Ann. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Schools out, but learning isnt Apr 11, 2009
Participants learned about the beginning of the American Revolution, and created pocket watches to remind them of Paul Revere's famous ride. More related photos. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Message Found Engraved Inside Of Lincolns Pocket Watch Mar 11, 2009
WASHINGTON (March 10, 2009)--For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside one of Abraham Lincoln's pocket watches and now we know what it says. On Tuesday at the National Museum of American History, a watchmaker used tiny tools to open the pocket watch to reveal the message left during repairs in 1861. (KWTX.com, TX)
Museum reveals engraving hidden in Lincoln watch Mar 11, 2009
WASHINGTON - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside one of Abraham Lincoln's pocket watches. Now we know what it says. (AZCentral -- News)
Dazzlers to watch out for Mar 8, 2009
Weve always had diamonds on watches, even for pocket watches. But weve concentrated on mainly mechanical watches for years. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
More of this story Feb 10, 2008
Bertman has paid as much as 350 for the gold from century-old pocket watches. Mark Cirone at Cohasset Jewelers has paid even more for watches, and as much as 200 for men s wedding bands - the highest dollar for such items since a similar spike in 1980 pushed the price to 850 an ounce. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
50 guns, 2,000 rounds stolen (1447) Jan 10, 2008
It started with a few antiques passed down from Warren's grandfathers and a great-grandfather, including guns and some pocket watches. Over the years, Warren added to the collection. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Venezuela awash in Chavez trinkets ahead of referendum Dec 2, 2007
Chavez has become as iconic here as Mickey Mouse or perhaps Chavez's revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara as his supporters snap up T-shirts, socks, key chains, pocket watches, mugs, hats, gloves and berets bearing his likeness and colored bright red for his revolutionary movement. There's even a talking Chavez doll, dressed in military garb and a red beret, with a street price of a little more than US$5 ( 3. (International Herald Tribune)
Behind 'A Christmas Carol' Nov 13, 2007
Elks, who also serves as the play's stage manager, is also responsible for making sure props like shawls and pocket watches get passed from one cast member to another as they are needed in different scenes, even though such details seldom get noticed by the audience. "They don't really notice all the hard work that you put into it," Elks said. (The Daily Reflector)
These clock keepers have the time change under control Nov 4, 2007
He has about 50 clocks in his office, and 150 at home, including hourglasses and pocket watches from his grandfather and wife's grandfather. Changing the time on all those clocks twice a year is his biggest challenge as a clock collector. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Were Spain's two artistic legends secret gay lovers? Oct 28, 2007
Playing the larger-than-life Dali - painter of ants, spindly-legged elephants and melting pocket watches, creator of the Lobster Telephone and farceur instantly recognisable for his pointed moustache - is an acting Mount Everest. In Little Ashes the part has gone to Robert Pattinson, a 21-year-old London-born actor best known to cinema audiences as Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter series. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Man joins dwindling timepiece profession Oct 25, 2007
John Lyons spends his days with grandfather clocks, pocket watches and other timekeepers ... Failing eyesight forced Ravenstein to give up watch repair, and he relies on Lyons for any maintenance his pocket watches need, he said ... Lyons' work varies from regilding French clocks - "that's super fun" - to cleaning, oiling and replacing the main spring on pocket watches to repairing broken pendulums on mantel clocks. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Go feast your eyes on Nizams jewels in city Sep 27, 2007
Go feast your eyes on Nizams jewels in city- Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times)
Wreck victim still in serious condition Sep 15, 2007
A 36-year-old woman reported someone broke into her house Thursday in the 5900 block of Leary Mills Road and stole a $1,200 spearhead artifact, a $750 spear head knife artifact, a $450 shark's tooth, a $200 handgun, three $1 pocket watches, two $1 wrist watches, and two $50 savings bonds. House break-ins. (The Daily Reflector)
Working at drugstore taught many a lesson Sep 6, 2007
Cigarette lighters, wrist and pocket watches, cosmetics, cameras, perfumes and all other items considered to be a luxury, carried a 20 percent war tax. This war tax was applied until 1954, at which time it was deemed that the costs associated with World War II had been paid. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
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Although some of the men wore their three piece suits with pocket watches tucked in vest pockets, Dorothy s dad sported knickers and a sweater. The gents tilted their straw hat just a bit to impress the photographer. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
At 92, Spotsylvania County resident Ray Chidester is still ticking--and repairing timepieces. Jul 3, 2007
Over the years, he fixed pocket watches that kept railroad workers on time all the live-long day and grandfather clocks that chimed in Victorian living rooms ... One of Chidester's favorite pocket watches was made in 1902 and belonged to his father, a railroad man. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
A glimpse into the world of exquisite timepieces Jun 24, 2007
In 1795, Abraham-Louis Breguet invented tourbillon to counter the effects of gravity that affect the accuracy of pocket watches that tend to stay in the same vertical position. While many people think that a wristwatch can work properly without tourbillon, the movement, nevertheless, is still highly priced, as it is produced only by the most skilled of watchmakers. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
African nations clash over sales of ivory Jun 13, 2007
Omdurman, Sudan - The bustling souk of Omdurman is crammed with any manner of curiosities from Bakelite telephones and colonial-era pocket watches to baby crocodiles fashioned into ashtrays. "You want ivory?" says one trader before sweeping away a collection of cow-bone necklaces to better display dozens of milky-white chopsticks. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Watch collecting comes back in style May 20, 2007
We've done quite a bit with the estate and pocket watches. There are certain pocket watches and brands that are highly collectible in the antique pieces, but in the newer watches they are picking up higher Swiss grade pieces that are very unique, Toepfer said. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Ozark horologist says he has his hands full with work Apr 3, 2007
In the attic she found two pocket watches she had never known existed. She brought them to Short to research them for her. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Donald J. Rippe Mar 24, 2007
His many interests include hunting, fishing, camping, photography, old cars and antique pocket watches. His most recent hobby was working with leather. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Are redesigned Chargers uniforms a big deal? Mar 18, 2007
Critics dismissed the revolutionary change as greedy old Lumsden trying to milk a few more quid out of his regiment's fans, who were sure to flock to the 59th Bengal Native Infantry's team store to snap up the official replica jerseys, Hussar shako hats and logo-bearing pocket watches. Instead, Britain's colonial forces ---- no doubt emboldened by their aggressive new look and the form-fitting elasticity of their garments ---- went on to maintain a firm grip on their empire for another century... (North County Times)
High rents squeeze Faneuil Hall vendors Feb 19, 2007
Kazrani Fariborz opened his pushcart, Arman Time Co., last January, hoping the marketplace's traditionally big crowds would snap up his pastel wristwatches, silver pocket watches, and electronic clocks. But business has been slow, he said, and some days he wonders if he made a mistake. (Boston Globe)
Bobbing for bottles finds pieces of history Jan 30, 2007
Fredrich said he's pulled out a number of antiques, including crocks and a 38-calibre revolver that is over 100 years old, along with an assortment of pocket watches and keys. "I've called people and given them their driver's licenses and car keys back," he said. (Oconomowoc Focus, WI)
Taking the Hype Out of Hypnotherapy Jan 25, 2007
TUESDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Forget those movie images of Svengali-like hypnotists waving pocket watches. Today's hypnotherapy is practiced by qualified physicians and has long been recognized by leading medical organizations -- including the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association and the U.S. National Institutes of Health -- as an adjunct therapy useful in easing a range of ailments. (MEDLINEplus)
