Lot 430

Lot 430

[CIVIL WAR]. Pocket watch featuring portrait of Ulysses S. Grant. Manufactured by M.J. Tobias, Liverpool, England.

Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

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[CIVIL WAR]. Pocket watch featuring portrait of Ulysses S. Grant. Manufactured by M.J. Tobias, Liverpool, England.

Case diameter 2 1/4 in.; overall height 3 1/16 in. double Hunter case pocket watch (light surface wear, clasping somewhat loose). Inner and both rear lids stamped 34430. Rear lid engraved: "Patent / Full Jewelled / M. J. Tobias / Liverpool." Front lid engraved with a three-quarter portrait of General Grant. Reverse engraved with a multi-building villa.

The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

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