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Hammered Finish

IMSA#:  PMMS-027

Estimated Date:   1882

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    Y 265

Material:   Copper

Markings:   Bezel marked "Y 265", "0" date mark and "Gorham Co."

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Size (Inches):    2.66 x 1.53

Reverse:   Hammered finish. (Note, the red dot is a pressure sensitive label that was added in the 1970's.)

Description and Comments:   Hammered finish. Flat striker on bottom.

Submitted By:    From the collection of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.

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