Found G-Grandmothers Pocketwatch 105 Years Later

[Indiana Digger]

Found G-Grandmother's Pocketwatch 105 Years Later

Hi Everyone,

Great digs today. Dug up a pocketwatch (#3 for the year).
It was REALLY crusty.
Using my "go to formula" for removing severe crud and by taking it slooow,
I discovered it was engraved - Jennie Roll 1906 - this pocketwatch belonged to my Great Grandmother.





Happy Hunting!


~Indiana Digger~

 

[HoosierPirates]

Re: Found G-Grandmother's Pocketwatch 105 Years Later

Wow man, that rocks!

 

[NaturalJWL]

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Now that is a treasure for sure, and returned to the family.

 

[KOOTNEY KID]

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Cool ,did you know the history or was this just by chance
Awsome find regardless

 

[Metal Magnet]

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Fantastic find - priceless!

 

[Indiana Digger]

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My G-G-G Grandfather headed to California during the gold rush days. He had good luck while there and returned home to Indiana with enough money to build a nice brick homestead. This homestead has been in my family since the day it was built. Any finds there are "family finds".

~ID~

 

[SGVALLEYMAN]

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very cool, a wonderful family relic.

 

[traverdog]

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An old relative's watch makes it that much sweeter!! Congrats!

 

[cntrydncr1]

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That is awesome!!! I'm going to dig my family homestead soon and hope I find something like that! congrats

 

[DigginThePast]

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What an awesome find. Congrats!

 

[birdman]

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That is too cool! Congrats on the new family piece.

 

[artzstuff1]

Re: Found G-Grandmother's Pocketwatch 105 Years Later

Wow !!!What an awsome story and recovery!!!


thanks for the posting


art

 

[kilmer]

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Congrats, that is one awesome find. It is great without the family tie in and priceless with it. Way to go.

Don
HH

 

[DKinPA]

Re: Found G-Grandmother's Pocketwatch 105 Years Later

Wow...great find and great history attached!!


Congrats!!


Dave

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Re: Found G-Grandmother's Pocketwatch 105 Years Later

Cool find, what would be really neat was if she had a diary, or any written family history, and mentioned losing the watch.
Don't lose it again.
Carl

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: Found G-Grandmother's Pocketwatch 105 Years Later

Now that's a great story!

 

[spitfire55]

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[CanadianTrout]

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I think it is safe to say that "a lot" of us are in this hobby because of the history attached or invovled in what we can find in the ground beneath our feet.

To find a verified piece of your own FAMILY history is just remarkable. That watch was in the ground, I assume "lost" by her. Can you imaging how Great GrandMa Roll felt the day she went into the house and discovered her pocket watch was missing? The search she and family/friends probably did around the homestead to recover a nice time piece like that that was personally engraved??

Wow, rest assured Great GrandMa Roll is smiling today.... Bravo!

I'd think about placing under the grass at her headstone, if you know where that is. Maybe not for sentimental reasons, just a thought.

 

[BobinSouthVA]

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wow cool find and story.

 

[scuba]

Re: Found G-Grandmother's Pocketwatch 105 Years Later

That is awesome I think I will hunt my Great Grandmothers house!