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Watson and Sons Ltd., English, 1925. Origin. England; London; 313 High Holborn, WC1. ... Maker. Jenkin W. Watson and Sons Ltd. [manufacturer]. Class. astronomy. Earliest Date.

Watson and Sons Ltd., German and English, 1905 and circa 1910 [mechanical stage]. ... Special Collection. Provenance. Donated on 29/10/1996. Inscription. ‘E. Leitz Wetzlar. No 77729’ (foot).

8 Aug 2021: An ongoing amateur research project is currently collecting material of this kind, but the example in the Watson Collection unfortunately has no such back-history. ... All that can be said is that Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Captain T. M. Monk. It is part of what the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Group 6, but as it is not physically attached to ... This medal was acquired with the rest of the group by Lester Watson at some point

8 Aug 2021: Although the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers this medal part of its Group 7, the medals of that group are not physically attached and so have been treated separately here. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them,

8 Aug 2021: Once in the possession of Lester Watson, Rodriquez's Cross shared the fate of the rest of the collection; inherited by Mr L. ... The medal's appearance online, of course, made it available in a way that it had not been before, and as with many other

8 Aug 2021: It was awarded to Michael McMahan of the 31st Regiment. It was given to Lester Watson in 1904 by his uncle Charles Pfaff, and was the first item in the Watson

8 Aug 2021: It is part of what the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Group 6, but as it is not physically attached to the group it has been considered separately here. ... This medal was acquired with the rest of the group by Lester Watson at some point

8 Aug 2021: The Watson Collection also includes a later medal of his. ... Lester Watson acquired this one, probably with the other, at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: verified. Brigadier Warren's medal group has come as one into the Watson Collection and the Catalogue considers them as Group 9, but as the pieces are not physically attached they ... areLester Watson purchased them as a group from the London dealers

8 Aug 2021: This medal was awarded to Captain T. M. Monk, and is part of what the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Group 6.

8 Aug 2021: in support of British forces embroiled in the unsuccessful defence of White Russia, with whoseLester Watson acquired it. ... Although the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Mitchell's awards as its Group 7, the medals of that group are not

8 Aug 2021: Although the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Mitchell's awards as its Group 7, the medals of that group are not physically attached and so have been treated separately here. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them,

8 Aug 2021: Brigadier Warren's medal group has come as one into the Watson Collection and the Catalogue considers them as Group 9, but as the pieces are not physically attached they areLester ... Watson purchased them as a group from the London dealers Baldwin in

8 Aug 2021: Although the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Mitchell's awards as its Group 7, the medals of that group are not physically attached and so have been treated separately here. ... Nonetheless it was as a group that Lester Watson purchased them,

8 Aug 2021: in support of British forces embroiled in the unsuccessful defence of White Russia, with whoseLester Watson acquired it. ... Although the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Mitchell's awards as its Group 7, the medals of that group are not

8 Aug 2021: Brigadier Warren's medal group has come as one into the Watson Collection and the Catalogue considers them as Group 9, but as the pieces are not physically attached they areLester ... Watson purchased them as a group from the London dealers Baldwin in

8 Aug 2021: It is not impossible that the unnamed example of that piece in the Watson Collection also belonged to Harris. ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Although it is not the medal in the Watson Collection, it is recorded that one Daniel MacKenzie was actually born aboard HMS Tremendous during the battle (his mother, the wife of ... Be that as it may, Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 965).

8 Aug 2021: The British forces suffered only a few men wounded. Among those unhurt was a Midshipman Roger Keyes, serving aboard HMS Turquoise, with whom another Watson Collection recipient earned a medal in ... Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before

8 Aug 2021: The French flagship Hoche was captured in this battle and named Donegal; the Watson Collection includes one medal awarded to a member of her new British crew. ... Lester Watson purchased his medal from the London dealer Baldwin in 1928; it had previously

8 Aug 2021: The medal which displays this bar in the Watson Collection was awarded to Captain John Bostwick of the Norfolk Regiment of the Canadian Militia. ... Lester Watson purchased the medal in 1927.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection includes his entire medal group, purchased as one by Lester Watson from the London dealers Seaby in 1929.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection includes his entire medal group, purchased as one by Lester Watson from the London dealers Seaby in 1929.

8 Aug 2021: M. Monk, whose medals are part of what the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Group 6.

8 Aug 2021: Her complement later earnt another medal which has ended up in the Watson Collection.) Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it.

8 Aug 2021: Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it.

8 Aug 2021: Her complement later earnt another medal which has ended up in the Watson Collection.) Lester Watson purchased the medal from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased this medal later than most of his collection, from the London dealer Baldwin in 1930.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection also includes two other medals that belonged to him, but as these are not attached to this group they have beenNonetheless, it was as a group of ... four that Lester Watson acquired them all, at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson bought it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it may have formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 21-22 Nov 1927).

8 Aug 2021: Reverse, a collection of war trophies including a royal shield below palm tree. ... The recipient of this medal was Orderly F. Whittle of HMS Endymion (not to be confused with the earlier frigate of the name, some of whose crew'sthe Watson collection).

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection retains the original citation, and an MS note in the hand of the person who purchased the Cross from Rodríguez's family in 1905. ... It came to form part of the Hamilton Smith Collection, in the auction of which, at the

8 Aug 2021: He may also have been eligible for the NGSM, but the example of this medal in the Watson Collection appears to have gone to a seaman more junior than would have ... Lester Watson purchased this medal at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: From 1910 the medal bore a portrait of King George V by Richard Garbe, and it is one of this issue that belongs to the Watson Collection. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before 1928.

8 Aug 2021: Although this medal has become part of the Watson Collection, moreover, it is not in Lester Watson's own lists and there is no information about how he may have acquired

8 Aug 2021: Although the medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it.

8 Aug 2021: Although this medal is part of the Watson Collection, Lester Watson's own lists give no provenance for it.

8 Aug 2021: It was purchased by Lester Watson at some point before 1928, and had previously been part of the Payne Collection.

8 Aug 2021: This was one of the last pieces acquired for the Watson Collection: Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Baldwin in 1936.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 956).

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 955).

8 Aug 2021: Precise dating of this example is difficult, beyond the fact that it is an issue of the reign of George V, and that it was in the Watson Collection by 1928. ... Lester Watson purchased it at some point before the making of his catalogue that year.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 945).

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased his medal in the auction of the Hamilton-Smith collection, of which it may have previously formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 21-22 Nov 1927, lot 1293).

This exhibition explores the depiction of war in medallic art. Official gallantry and campaign medals from the Lester Watson collection are juxtaposed with commemorative medals and other material.

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased the medal at some point before 1928.

1 Aug 2023: Information about the special collections held by Churchill College Library, including the Napoleon Collection, Academic Skills & Wellbeing collections.