Object number
M.57.W.102
Title
Pocket Watch Owned by David Harris
Date
1756 - 1756
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Production notes
marking indicate silver, made in London, by R.P in 1756
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height: 8 cm
Description
Watch with Roman numeral dial and outer Arabic figures marking every five minutes. Outer case inscribed around rim 'David Harris, King of Bowlers, Parr, 1783, Windmill Down'. Hands are stopped at 10:40.
Watch owned by R. Parr and David Harris of Windmill Down, Lord Harris and Prince Ranjitsinhji. It was sold on Ranji's death
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Pocket Watch
Owned by David Harris of Hambledon
c.1756
This watch was owned by the great Hambledon bowler of the 18th century, David Harris. The inscription round the top rim reads ‘David Harris, King of Bowlers’. It was later owned by two other great cricketers, Lord Harris and Prince Ranjitsinhji.
Legacy of E. Rockley Wilson
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