Identifier:
142865
Description:
This is a WWI-era Patria Military Trench Watch, and it has a porcelain dial and leather band. The watch's dial has large numbers filled in with radium paint. The glow of the radium paint allowed for soldiers to tell time in low light situations.
Date:
circa 1914
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 2
Source:
Gift Of Cornelius, Jack M.
Related Entities:
Jack M. Cornelius (donor)
Patria (creator)
