![]() I never knew my paternal Grandfather, and my Father never mentioned a watch (he passed away 8 years ago), so it's more likely to be from my Mother's side. It therefore seems plausible that he would have had such a watch. I managed to find to the watchmaker, which shows that he was from Liverpool, England.īoth my Mother's & Father's families are from this area (I still live around 20 miles away) and my maternal Grandfather worked in the shipping industry - he was an electrician for, a famous ship builder from Liverpool. The watch is a Thomas Russell & Sons, and after browsing the internet I think it dates from around 1900 or so. It's possible this may have been my Grandfather's watch, although I never remember seeing him have such a watch - it just seems a plausible reason for it being in the family, as I will explain. It's in need of a little TLC but still runs. I'd never seen this watch before in my 38 years, so it was a surprise when it was found as we were going through things. Thomas Russell and Son Liverpool early 1900 swiss made wrist watch - any info please? The serial number is also stamped on the inside of. 'Thomas Russell was listed as a watch and chronometer maker in the. Wanted to share with you a pocket watch I received this year, following my mother passing away. Mashup 1 4 3 Fix Download Fail on this page. Hi everyone, long time WUS member, but new to pocket watches.
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