Antique Vintage 1890s Jockey Club Timer or Stopwatch
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Antique Vintage 1890s Jockey Club Timer or Stopwatch

Code: wcpw00002
$1,300.00

Product Description

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SHORT TRIP ALERT!!!
We are OUT OF THE OFFICE, and UNABLE TO SHIP for the Next FEW DAYS!!!
We will be OUT OF THE OFFICE Leaving Friday 08/05/22 and will be UNABLE TO SHIP for a period of 4 FOUR DAYS!!
Once we leave, on FRIDAY AUGUST 5th, even though our office will have a skeleton staff, we will be UNABLE TO SHIP until our return.
We will be HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and will promptly mark any ordered Artifacts as SOLD.
REGULAR SHIPPING will resume when we RETURN to the Office on MONDAY, AUGUST 9th.

Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kana


ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s Jockey Club stopwatch timer, which also has wristwatch capability. Founded on February 9, 1894 in New York, the Jockey Club was a group of thoroughbred breeders and owners wanting to bring some regulation to the sport of horse racing. The stopwatch hand is deployed by sliding the rectangular button near the top of the watch to one side, and then can be reset by pushing in the round button on the opposite side. There is an engraved Jockey Club logo on the reverse of the watch.

VINTAGE: Circa 1890s.

SIZE: Face is approximately 2-1/4" in diameter (top ring is 1" in height) and 3/4" in thickness.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Plated brass, glass.

ATTACHMENT: Hinge; suspension loop, rectangular loops for wrist band.

MARKINGS: 198

ITEM NOTES: This is from a watch and clock collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VCJJX03 LACJJX9/11

CONDITION: 8 (Excellent-): The watch shows only light wear and tarnish.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.