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Word: wristwatch (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Gertrude A. Canniff of Peekskill, N. Y. sued Mrs. Samuel Schiffer of Elberon, N. J. for $1,950, charging that last fall at Peekskill's horse show a prize stallion belonging to Mrs. Schiffer had reached out of his stall, bitten her hand, swallowed her wristwatch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Mouthful | 4/18/1938 | See Source »

Like stiff collars, cuff links went out with the War when a name-tag and a wristwatch became enough jewelry for any man to live and die with. Their return is credited largely to shirtmakers who have revived soft French cuffs (folded back) which require links...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Links | 12/20/1937 | See Source »

Upminister workmen saw the Sisters du Bois leap from Pilot Kirton's plane. Hands clasped together, they fell 4,000 ft., landed in a cabbage patch. Jane's wristwatch, its crystal unbroken, still ticked near her corpse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Leap | 3/4/1935 | See Source »

...name emerges, that of Chicago's Mars, Inc. The late Frank Clarence Mars cornered 20% of the candy bar business with his three leaders, Milky Way, Snicker and Honey Almond. If a worker in his well-scrubbed plant disobeyed his rule against jewelry and lost a ring or wristwatch on the job, he threw out the entire mix on which she had been working. The competition among the candy bar specialists is as quick-burning as carbohydrates. Williamson Candy's Oh Henry! (a core of fudge covered with soft caramel, rolled in loose peanuts and dipped in chocolate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: 48th Industry | 6/25/1934 | See Source »

...team lost all its games in England, played France to a 4-to-4 tie. During last week's play, the All-American team was robbed of money & jewelry, taken from their clothes in Rosemary Hall's locker room. Anne Townsend lost her wristwatch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Field Hockey | 12/5/1932 | See Source »

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