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Culture:American
Title:watch paper
Date Made:ca. 1850
Type:Advertising
Materials:paper, ink
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 3 1/16 in x 2 5/16 in; 7.77875 cm x 5.87375 cm
Accession Number:  HD 3079
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Buri, South Deerfield
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Glazed white watch paper with an engraved advertisement in black for "LATHROP BILLINGS / WATCHMAKER / & Jeweller / N. York." over "M. FRENCH" pencilled in ink on the front, and "Related to Billings of S. Deerfield / From Buri." in pencil on the back. The son of Timothy (1770-1860) and Ann Dwelly Billings (1779-1858) of Deerfield, Lathrop Billings (1802-after 1870) is listed as a watchmaker in Deerfield in the 1870 US Census. However, no New York association has been found to date.

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