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Fusee Pocket Watch (Mid 1700's) "Click" to Login or Register 
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Recently acquired with "Coin" Key wind and chain. Plate reads "Morrison" and London.

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Posts: 105 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah in the USA | Registered: May 27, 2011
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Case Chain Dial

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Posts: 105 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah in the USA | Registered: May 27, 2011
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Modified Key utilizing old coin. Not sure what the coin is???

Coin Key
 
Posts: 105 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah in the USA | Registered: May 27, 2011
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Nice, I like those old watches.

I looked in the books for a possible Morrison in London but unfortunately there were several in London during that time period. If you would like I can give you their names.

I think the coin is from Denmark & the writing may be "King of Denmark, Norway, Vandalia, and Gotland", now this is just an guess on my part.

Tom
 
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Case stampings

 
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thanks Tom..... yes.... I would appreciate the names of the Morrison watch makers in London from that period.
 
Posts: 105 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah in the USA | Registered: May 27, 2011
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Better shot of movement with serial number

 
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This is from Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World 21st century edition by Loomes

Morrison, Alexander & Arthur London 1857 Usually Morison

Morrison, Alexander London about 1806

Morrison, Calebe Hyde, London about 1803

Morrison, Christopher London about 1706

Morrison, John London 1851-81

Morrison, Samuel London about 1736

Morrison, Theodore London (Street Swithin's Lane died 1766

Morrison, Thomas London early 19c, usually Morison

Morrison, William London 1828

Morrison, William II London 1863-81

I also looked in Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Vol1 by Baille but it had nothing to add.

If you could post a good close up of the stampded "S" in the case we might could put a year on the watch. From what I see perhaps 1773? Also can you make out the makers marks, are they double M's?

Tom
 
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By chance are the makers marks PB over JB which would be Peter & Jonathan Bateman who were from London in the 1790's or so?

Perhaps the marks are nothing like that, I just zoomed in as far as I could on the mark & guessed.

Hope you don't mind me sticking my nose in.

Tom
 
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LOVE YOUR NOSE IN MY WATCH BUSINESS!!! VERY CURIOUS AS TO WHAT I HAVE ACQUIRED!! I WILL TRY TO TAKE SOME MORE CLOSE-UPS!
 
Posts: 105 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah in the USA | Registered: May 27, 2011
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Tom, The "S" dates the watch to 1773. The makers marks for the case are hard to decipher, however, it appears to be a "TL" over a "TS"
 
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Thanks Donald I could find nothing right now on those marks but I will keep an eye out.

Tom
 
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T.L over I.S (that's I and not L) would be Thomas Lawrence and James Stagg of Francis Court, St James, London and the mark was registered in March 1771. So it's a perfect fit for the 1773 date.
 
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1776 Fusee

 
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Encased movement

 
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Dial & Key

 
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Key close-up

 
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WoW! That is a nice looking movement in the 1st photo!
 
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