AN INTERESTING WATCH

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 16, 1888

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 14, No. 44.

AN INTERESTING WATCH.

THERE are some wonderfully curious and interesting clocks in various cities of the Old World, but the Yankees may yet rival foreigners in the skill and ingenuity of their inventions. A gentleman connected with the Illinois Watch Company has a curious watch-dial, on which, instead of Roman numerals to indicate the hours, there are tiny, but perfectly distinct, silhouette figures representing a man out with his dog for a day's sport. At seven o'clock they are seen starting forth; at eight the man makes a shot; at noon the sportsman takes a lunch, and the dog sits by on a stump, eyeing a piece of bread in his master's hand; at one o'clock they sally forth to fish, and at four the man has a big fish on the end of his line. At five o'clock they are on the homeward march, the man with his pole over his shoulder, and the dog following behind with his head hanging down, all tired out. Doubtless the owner of this watch is frequently importuned by children who "want to see the wheels go round," and the man and dog perform.—Selected.