Watch Stand, Airplane Model, Advertisement, Lindbergh, King Collection
A watch stand covered in felt with a long metal rod standing up straight (used to hold watch). A metal Spirit of St. Louis airplane is attached to the base by a stand. The back of the stand is split diagonally into a white and black section. The black section has whit lettering" Longines Historic Flight Historic Watch" The white section has black lettering "The Longines Hour Angle Watch designed by Charles A. Lindbergh" The base of the stand is black with a piece of white felt placed over a portion of it. The white felt has black lettering "Longines Wittnauer" This watch stand would have been used to display the Longines Hour Angle Watch in jewelry cases. Object number A20040287021 could have been displayed on this stand.
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
03/17/2022
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Aviation; Memorabilia; People; Popular Culture
Rights and Restrictions
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