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circa 1814, the outer (and inner) case by Joseph Glenny with London hallmarks for Sterling silver, the lid activated via a push button, the unsigned open faced pocket watch with unsigned white dial, 47mm diameter, black Roman numerals, gold coloured spade hands and chemin de fer chapter ring, the signed front loading mechanical key wind fusée movement ornately engraved and numbered 5797, with pierced and engraved balance cock, gross weight 142.7g and presented with the winding key

Footnote: Other notes: John Paxton (1756-1832) was an English watch and clockmaker born in 1756 in Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire. Paxton is recorded as working in St Neots in Huntingdonshire from 1784 until his death in 1832.

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