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Red & cream Plaskon boxes - ribbon identifier [message #15492]

Wed, 15 September 2021 01:58

Case
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Location: Cincinnati

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Here are the men’s and women’s boxes, I think early 1940s. Outer box style was used for several years with different interiors.

On this version, ribbon identifies if it is Precision or Veri-Thin. The men’s measures 3.75” x 5.75”, the women’s 2.875” x 4.75”, and there is a different holder for the watch. I have one with a broken base, and I found a mark imprinted in the glue residue: “Rathbun”, from somewhere in NY. Could that be the maker?

Period: 1940s
Watch type: Verithin & Precision
Size: men’s/women’s wristies
Inventor: ??
Patents: ??

Box maker: possibly Rathbun

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		Red & cream Plaskon boxes - ribbon identifier By: Case on Wed, 15 September 2021 01:58
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