Sorry but I thought I had put ww 1 in the subject. >From: "Richard A. Pence" <richardpence@pipeline.com> >Reply-To: illogan@rootsweb.com >To: <ILLOGAN@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [ILLOGAN] WWi watches >Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:59:37 -0400 > >"j jnp" <wavy2n@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >I was told and shown a wristwatch that his ggrandfather received after >the > > war. He said that all the returning vets receiived one. I never hear > > about > > this. Has anyone else? His ggrandfather lived in Pa. > >Well, if he got it "after the Civil War" it was quite a while after the >Civil War. A quick Google shows this: > >"The wristwatch was invented by Patek Philippe at the end of the 19th >century. At the time, it was considered a woman's accessory. (From Yahoo >Answers") > >Apparently someone has embellished the history of the watch you were shown. > >Richard P. >Fairfax, Virginia > >________ >Logan County ILGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan > >To unsubscribe send a message to: >ILLOGAN-request@Rootsweb.com >with unsubscribe as the subject. > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ILLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Gear up for Halo® 3 with free downloads and an exclusive offer. http://gethalo3gear.com?ocid=SeptemberWLHalo3_MSNHMTxt_1