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RECORD-NUMBER	NWHCM : 1894.76.327 : B
ASSIGNED-NUMBER	327.76.94
IDENTIFICATION
SIMPLE-NAME	watch
FULL-NAME	watch
CLASSIFIED-NAME	4 . 4 8 4 . 4
CLASSIFIED-NAME	working life & instrument engineering
BRIEF-DESCRIPTION	watch; gilt, outer case gilt repoussé with classical figures, dial white (chipped and cracked), quarter hours in minutes, inner case inscribed inside Edw Tomlin, Royal Exchange, London N.5816, outer case bottom of brown silk, and two repair slips for John Piggin, Market Place Norwich also opposite Post Office; 1768 to 1798
PRODUCTION
PERSON	watchmaker : Tomlin, Edward
PLACE	& & & London & England
SITE-NAME	Royal Exchange
DATE	1768 = 1798
REFERENCE-NUMBER	N.5816
ASSOCIATION
PERSON	watch repairer : Piggin, John
PLACE	& Market Place & Norwich & Norfolk & England
DESCRIPTION
MATERIAL	gilt & silk
INSCRIPTION	inscription : inscribed : inside inner case : numbered : Edw Tomlin / Royal Exchange / London / N.5816
PART.DIMEN.READING	: diameter : 480 mm
PART.DIMEN.READING	: width : 250 mm
COMPLETENESS	complete
ACQUISITION
METHOD	gift
DATE	1894
NAMED-COLLECTION	Fitch Collection
PERMANENT-LOCATION	Bridewell