Those old revolver ads posted by Singleshot are no worse than some of the car ads seen today. You just can't make anything idiot proof. Not now, not 125 years ago, not ever.
John
John
Ok, consider this
The point of entry was "about an inch to the left of the spine,"
News accounts of the day were notoriously inaccurate.
I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if there was a grassy knoll nearby.
Sal,
This story did not mention that this "accident" occurred during normal business hours. Maybe this was a possibility (no offense or dishonor to the Captain / Doctor).
Dave
S&WCA LM #836
Sal,
The pocket watch movement & case is original, being manufactured by The E. Ingraham Company in April 1940. These are called "dollar watches."
The dial is a metal dial they used beginning in the late 30's. Most dollar watch dials are paper dials. The advertisement is painted on the dial and not an overlay decal, but I'm not sure it is original or added later by someone other than the manufacture. I collect dollar watches and have never seen another one with a S&W advertisement. The S&W logo etched on the back cover (again not a decal) is one I'm not sure of when S&W introduced this logo. I'm thinking this was added at a later date.
Dave