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Cabinet Photo

Posted by peter cook on 19/12/2024, 2:39 pm

Photographer was Elite Studio, Humbert Street, Jarrow. On the reverse it has "To Mrs. Hymers with love from Ella".

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Malcolm on 19/12/2024, 7:13 pm, in reply to "Cabinet Photo"

Is that a wrist-watch she's wearing????

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Geordieboy ns on 19/12/2024, 7:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

I was wondering the same thing though would not think werist watches were common in that era. Judging by her rather drab dress perhaps a nurse or part of a religious order ? Thank you for the photo.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Malcolm on 19/12/2024, 9:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

Drab, Geordieboy? I thought maybe mourning dress, with the black head-dress?

And it might be an odd bracelet?

Not sure when wrist watches became popular, nor the date of the photo....

But I thought wrist watches were early mid 20th Century?

The photo looks maybe 19th Century...

P.S> Nice to hear from you again Geordieboy.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by peter cook on 19/12/2024, 10:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

I would dated the photo sometime in the mid to late 20's and wrist watch became popular at the start of the 1920's.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Malcolm on 20/12/2024, 10:08 am, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

So that could well be a wrist watch, rather chunky, as you would imagine the early ones to be.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Geordieboy ns on 20/12/2024, 11:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

Re wrist watch. Didn't get my first wrist watch until 1951.still have it in working condition, I was working at Palmers Joiners Shop and made a wooden Foot Locker for a seaman ,bartered , in exchange for the watch. Happy days.

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