M1A1-1944 Posted December 14, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 14, 2020 Has anyone seen one of these, or have one in their collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted December 14, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 14, 2020 Very interesting! I have never seen one. ...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted December 17, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 17, 2020 That is very cool! Very interesting home front piece. With so much production going to the military, many normal items for civillian consumption were unavailable. When a great need arose, production of some of those things was allowed. Most of the government controll was excercised over the allocation of strategic war materials. "Victory" alarm clocks were made so war workers wouldn't oversleep but were made with less metal than pre-war alarm clocks. Makes me wonder if Army/Navy nurses were issued a wrist watch with second hand. Thank for posting it. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted December 17, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 17, 2020 Very nice find especially mint in the box. Never even knew that New Haven Clock had any government contracts to make any kind of time piece. First woman’s military issue watch I’ve ever seen. Ive seen and had watches from WW2 nurses and they were all private purchase and all had second hands. I think all nurses use a watch with a second hand mainly to take a pulse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted December 17, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 17, 2020 I don't think that is a military or a government contract item. The label notes the War Production Board, it is not an actual Government or military contract label. I wonder if it has an OPA "Ceiling Price" tag anywhere on the box. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted December 25, 2020 Share #6 Posted December 25, 2020 Very cool~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon54 Posted December 25, 2020 Share #7 Posted December 25, 2020 Never seen one and it is stunning!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted December 26, 2020 Share #8 Posted December 26, 2020 Very nice. Is that buckle bakelite or would it be a more robust plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmar Posted December 27, 2020 Share #9 Posted December 27, 2020 A beautiful piece, never saw one before, stunning with the box! Thank you for posting it. Best wishes, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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