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A grand old Helbros watch box promoting the sale of war bonds picturing a helmeted Uncle Sam toting a Tommy Gun  | ||
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Tom, that is a wonderful piece of history. It just goes to show that every aspect in life seems to be and was touched by a nation in war, even the purchase of a simple wristwatch. Regards. | ||||
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hi Michael; I assume it was for a civilian watch but Helbros supplied watches to the American Military as well as the Red Cross in wartime so it could have contained a military issue wristwatch | |||
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Well done Tom, you always seem to find the extaordinary! My WWW collection is now complete, time to look for new ventures! | ||||
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Here is an example up for bid right now if anyone is interested. M http://www.ebay.com/itm/Helbro...&hash=item23188cdf27 another: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Helbro...&hash=item43ac8e099c | ||||
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