wrist watch with handmade, engraved metal band
Numero oggettoM2007/087:038
Titolowrist watch with handmade, engraved metal band
DescrizioneWristwatch belonging to Alfred Davis, an Australian Jewish serviceman and pilot who served as a wireless interpreter and intelligence officer in WWII. The maker of the timepiece itself is unidentified, but the band is handmade from metal salvaged from WWII aircraft. The band is engraved with a floral pattern and the names of places where Alf served: New Guinea, 1944; Leyte, 1944; Biak, 1944; and Manila, 1945.
Data circa 1945
Nome oggettowatches
Dimensioni
- watch face width: 20.00 mm
height: 25.00 mm
band diameter: 60.00 mm
width: 25.00 mm
Linea di creditoSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Alfred (Alf) Israel David via the NSW Association of Jewish Service & Ex-Service Men & Women (NAJEX), 2007



