500 Year-Old Watch (1890)

Dr. J.G. GORDON, of Winston, NC, owns a watch five hundred years old.  It is a curious affair, the works being painted red and having red jewels.  Dr. GORDON was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1790, and is now one hundred years old.


Source: Roanoke Beacon, 13 June 1890, pg 4. Available online at digitalnc.org.