STERLING & CROCODILE GOLIATH POCKET WATCH BAROMETER THERMOMETER WEATHER STATION

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READ THE ENTIRE ITEM DESCRIPTION / SELLER POLICIES BELOW
THIS IS A SUPERB WASHINGTON DC AREA ESTATE OFFERING FOR AN ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH COLLECTION, A DESKTOP ACCESSORY COLLECTION OR AN ANTIQUE SCIENTIFIC INTRUMENT COLLECTION. IT'S A LARGE 1800s RETICULATED REPOSE STERLING SILVER & CROCODILE SKIN DESKTOP GOLIATH POCKET WATCH & WEATHER STATION. IT HAS THE WATCH, A MATCHING SIZE POCKET WATCH STYLE ANEROID BAROMETER & A FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETER W/ BRASS SCALE BOARD. THE FRONT OF THE STATION CASE IS RETICULATED REPOSE STERLING SILVER. THE SIDES & BACK ARE FANCY REAL CROCODILE SKIN. THE STATION CASING MEASURES APPROX 7 5/8" WIDE X 4 3/4" TALL. THE POCKET WATCH & BAROMETER CASES ARE APPROX. 2 5/8" IN DIAMETER. THE WATCH IS A STEM WIND / PIN SET MOVEMENT. THE WATCH & BAROMETERS HAVE BRIGHT CLEAN WHITE PORCELAIN DIALS. THESE CASES LOOK TO BE NICKEL. THE INTERIOR OF THE STATION IS GREEN VELVET & GREEN FELT.
THE REAR EASLE LEG STAND WAS IMPRINTED WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S NAME - SEE PHOTOS.
THIS PIECE CAME FORM THE ESTATE OF A NOTED EDUCATOR & SOCIALITE: LINDA NOE LAINE (1938-2019). HERE IS A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF MRS. LAINE THAT I FOUND:
Linda McRae Noe Laine (1938-2019) an ardent supporter of Ancient Near Eastern archaeology, Biblical studies, and the study of modern Chinese government. She was born in Monroe on August 7, 1938, the youngest child of James Albert Noe, Sr. and Anna Gray Sweeney Noe. Laine was an owner, along with her siblings, of the family broadcasting business which included television and radio properties in Monroe and New Orleans until she left the industry. Enthusiastically self-taught, she pursued her interests with dedicated intensity; and sought to find a deep connection among people from different faith traditions and cultures throughout the world. For many years, Laine was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. She also championed the Anna Gray Noe Sunday School at First United Methodist Church of Monroe, Louisiana, to honor its eight decades of young adult bible study. With the heritage of her parents in mind, Laine participated in the renovation of Westminster Abbey in London, England, by contributing a stained glass window to the Henry VII Chapel honoring her parents, her country and the many immigrants from Great Britain who settled in northern Louisiana. She established the "Governor James Albert Noe and Anna Gray Noe Memorial Lecture in The Religious Traditions of the Middle East," an annual lecture at The British Museum. Her effort to understand human expression through art and faith, led Laine to sponsor such diverse learning events as a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition titled "Royal City of Susa" and a lecture series dedicated to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Christian activism. Her exploration of spiritual traditions prompted her travels in Iraq, Sri Lanka, China, Israel, India and Japan among other parts of the world. Very meaningful to her were her visits with Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama. Also, influential on her outlook was her time spent at St. Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai. She was dedicated to finding the most valuable and uplifting aspects of seemingly dissimilar cultures and using that understanding to bring people together. Her charitable giving literally saved lives through The Shriner's Burn Institute in Boston. And, she positively changed many more through scholarships for students in financial need at ULM, LSU and Barea College. Realizing the need for increased scholarship of modern China, in 1989 Laine endowed a professorship to the Government Department at Harvard University, titled the "Governor James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine Professor of China in World Affairs." She developed her admiration for China's millennia of accomplishments through her youthful friendship with Maj. General Claire Lee Chennault and his Monroe family and, later, through her friendship with his wife, Anna, and their daughters.
YOU'RE SEEING THE STATION FRESH OUT OF THE ESTATE
.
I HAVE NOT POLISHED UP OR TAMPERED WITH ANYTHING. THE WATCH MOVEMENT WAS SIMPLY WOUND UP & MY OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE FOR THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE. THE WATCH WOUND UP FINE, SET THE HANDS FINE AND RAN FOR A FEW HOURS BEFOE LISTING W/O STOPPING. THE BAROMETER NEEDLE MOVED S.LIGHTLY IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND MY HOUSE. THE THERMOMETER WORKS FINE. THE STATION IS NOT ROTTED OUT, BEAT UP, BADLY WORN LOOKING, CRUSHED, BENT UP, CRACKED, CHOPPED UP, MODIFIED OR BROKEN UP. THE SILVER IS NOT BENT OR DENTED UP. THE CROCODILE SKIN IS STILL CLEAN & SHINY. THE HINGED HALVES STILL CLOSE FINE. THE WATCH & BAROMETER ARE NOT BEAT UP, ROTTED, BENT UP OR DENTED UP. THE STATION IS BEING OFFERED WITH NO WARRANTIES AS ANTIQUE PRE-OWNED PRECISION INSTRUMENTS FOR DISPLAYH IN A COLLECTION. PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE NO WAY TO CALIBRATE OR VERIFY THE PRECISE EXACTING ACCURACY OF THE BAROMETER, WATCH OR THERMOMETER
. PLEASE ALSO NOTE: I HAVE NO WAY TO PREDICT OR WARRANTY HOW LONG THE WATCH & INSTRUMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WELL AFTER GOING THROUGH USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING & BEING USED BY THE NEW OWNER. THIS IS SIMPLY DUE THEIR AGE. I
ASSURE ALL BIDDERS THAT THE TIMEPIECE IS RUNNING
, JUST AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AT THE TIME OF THIS LISTING. THE STATION IS
BEING OFFERED DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATE & AS PICTURED HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO HIGH VALUE & FRAGILITY, I CANNOT OFFER COMBINED SHIPPING FOR THIS ITEM. THE STATION WILL BE WELL PACKED & SHIPPED IN IT'S OWN SEPARATE BOX FOR SAFETY IN TRANSIT.
** NEVER A RESERVE **
ALL ITEMS I OFFER ARE FROM NUMEROUS EAST COAST E STATES (MOSTLY FROM MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA). THEY ARE OBTAINED THROUGH CONSIGNMENT OR ESTATE LIQUIDATION PURCHASE. I AM A PROFESSIONAL ESTATE PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSIGNMENT & LIQUIDATION LLC. I AM NOT A "YARD SALER".  YOU ARE SEEING THE ITEMS DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATES. I DO NOT TAMPER WITH ITEMS OR ALTER THEM IN ANY WAY. I WANT BIDDERS TO GET THE ITEMS AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO WHEN THEY CAME OUT OF THE ESTATES. I DESCRIBE ITEMS AS I AM LOOKING AT THEM. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I SEE. ALL ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED AS FINAL SALES FROM ESTATE LIQUIDATION WITH ALL WEAR OF A USED VINTAGE OBJECT. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM MINT IF I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S IN MINT CONDITION. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM RARE OR SCARCE IF I TRULY BELIEVE IT TO BE SO.
MY AUCTIONS ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD. MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE CLEARLY WRITTEN & PLAINLY SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND. I TAKE NUMEROUS EXCELLENT CLEAR CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE ITEMS. I USE PLAIN BACKGROUNDS AND SIMPLE PLAIN FONTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FLUFFY BORDERS, FANCY BACKGROUNDS, OVERBLOWN WORDING OR CONFUSING FANCY LETTERING FONTS TO PROMOTE HYPE IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN ITEM APPEAR MORE SPECTACULAR THAN IT REALLY IS. I WANT BUYERS TO SEE SOMETHING AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO WHAT I AM SEEING WHEN THE ITEM WAS COMES OUT OF THE ESTATE. (I DO NOT USE THE DISTRACTION OF OVER-FLUFFED ADVERTISING DECORATION IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAUSE AN EMOTIONAL REACTION TO IMPULSE BID & THEN HAVE BUYER'S REMORSE LATER.)
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: I CANNOT END AUCTIONS EARLY FOR THE "WHAT WILL YOU TAKE FOR IT NOW?" OR "WHAT IS YOUR BUY IT NOW PRICE?" EMAILS.
COL
LECTORS PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. MY ITEMS WILL NOT DISAPPEAR PART WAY THROUGH THE AUCTION FOR PURCHASE OFFERS.
ONCE AN AUCTION IS UP & RUNNING, IT STAYS RUNNING UNTIL THE AUCTION ENDS (UNLESS I FIND A BAD DESCRIPTION ERROR & HAVE TO END THE AUCTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM & THEN RE-LIST IT.)
ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD TO THE WINNING BIDDER AT THE AMOUNT THEY WON IT FOR. I NEVER REFUSE COMPLETION OF A TRANSACTION BASED ON WHAT AN ITEMS SELLS FOR. (IE:
IF A VALUABLE ITEM HAPPENS TO GO SUPER CHEAP, YOU GET IT CHEAP.)
THE ESTATES USUALLY PREFER STRAIGHT AUCTIONS TO FOLLOW THROUGH. THAT'S THE FUN OF AN AUCTION. PLEASE NOTE:
OCCASIONALLY, IF THE ESTATE REQUESTS, I WILL LIST AN ITEM USING THE "BUY IT NOW OR BEST OFFER" FORMAT. ALSO,
I NEVER PUT A RESERVE ON ANY AUCTION.
RESERVES
ARE JUST A PHONY WAY OF TRYING TO SELL SOMETHING BY GIVING THE ILLUSION OF AN AUCTION.
NO WORRIES, I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A RETURN IF I DO MAKE A GROSS ERROR IN DESCRIPTION. IF I MADE NO GROSS ERRORS, THIS IS A FINAL SALE ESTATE ITEM WITH NO WARRANTIES / RETURN. THIS IS SIMPLY DUE TO THESE ITEMS BEING PRE-OWNED / ANTIQUES / VINTAGE / OFFERED FOR COLLECTIING.
I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR: BUYER'S REMORSE, WRONG SIZE / COOR, SOMETHING NOT FITTING. I CANNOT ACCEPT A RETURN IN REFERENCE TO FALSE or FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINTS MADE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MASK BUYER'S REMORSE. I CANNOT ACCEPT A RETURN FOR A FRAUDULENT RETURN DEMAND USING FEEDBACK INTIMIDATION. PLEASE NOTE: I CAN NO LONGER OFFER PARTIAL REFUNDS / DISCOUNTS. (SINCE EBAY'S ZERO SELLER PROTECTION POLICIES HAVE BECOME COMMON KNOWLEDGE, THE WHEELER DEALER HUSTLERS HAVE CRAWLED OUT OF THE WOODWORK TO MAKE FALSE / TRIVIAL COMPLAINTS & THEN ASKING FOR PARTIAL REFUNDS WITHOUT RETURNING THE ITEM. I CAN ONLY ACCEPT A RETURN & REFUND IF I MADE A GROSS ERROR IN DESCRIPTION.
PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. I CANNOT CANCEL A TRANSACTION FOR QUESTIONS ASKED AFTER THE ITEM HAS ENDED. I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN, TAKEN APART, ALTERED, "CHECKED OUT BY MY REPAIRMAN" OR TAMPERED WITH IN ANY WAY BY THE BUYER. TO OBTAIN A RETURN, THE ITEM MUST BE RECEIVED BACK IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS IT WAS SHIPPED TO THE BUYER.
IF POSSIBLE, I TEST ALL WIND UP, ELECTRIC, MECHANICAL TYPE ITEMS & WATCHES BEFORE LISTING & THEN DESCRIBE WHAT I SEE AT THE TIME THEY ARE LISTED.
I CANNOT OFFER ANY WARRANTIES OR RETURNS IN REFERENCE TO PRECISE TIME KEEPING ACCURACY & CONTINUED FUNCTIONING OF VINTAGE PRE-OWNED WATCHES / CLOCKS. THIS IS SIMPLY DUE TO BEING PRE-OWNED OLD VINTAGE TIMEPIECES THAT WILL GO THROUGH RAPID TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE AND CLIMATE CHANGES DURING PRIORITY SHIPPING. I HAVE NO WAY TO PREDICT HOW WELL AN OLD WATCH/CLOCK WILL CONTINUE TO RUN PROPERLY OR KEEP GOOD TIME AFTER IT IS SHIPPED & OWNED BY THE BUYER. MY INDICATED OBSERVATIONS IN THE DESCRIPTION ARE WHAT THE WATCH/CLOCK IS DOING IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME OF THE LISTING.
ALL VINTAGE TOYS, MODEL TRAINS & HOBBY ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED FOR ADULT COLLECTORS / MODELERS / HOBBYISTS / BUILDERS. THEY ARE NOT BEING OFFERED AS WARRANTED SAFETY CERTIFIED CHILD'S TOYS FOR PLAY USE.
MANY OF MY ITEMS COME FROM BEING STORED IN OLD ESTATES FOR MANY YEARS. JUST TO BE SAFE WHEN BIDDING, PLEASE ASSUME THEY POSSIBLY DID NOT COME FROM SMOKE FREE HOMES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SMELLS "OLD" OR "SMELLS LIKE SMOKE" TO SOMEONE. I CANNOT OFFER ANY RETURNS FOR AN ITEM THAT A BUYER SAYS "SMELLS OLD" OR "SMELLS LIKE SMOKE". MOST OF THE ITEM I OFFER ARE OLD. JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY SMOKED BACK THEN... SOME OF MY ITEMS SAT FOR DECADES IN OLD ESTATE HOMES WHERE THERE WAS PROBABLY SMOKING GOING ON AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.
PLEASE REMIT EBAY PAYMENTS WITHIN 3 DAYS OF AUCTION'S END. ANY MAILED PAYMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 5 DAYS OF AUCTION'S END. I AM VERY FRIENDLY & ACCOMMODATING, BUT NON-PAYING / NO CONTACT BIDDERS DESTROY THE VALUE OF ITEMS WHEN THEY ARE RELISTED. IF A WINNING BIDDER DOES NOT PAY FOR AN ITEM WITHIN 3 DAYS OF AUCTION'S END, I WILL HAVE TO FILE AN EBAY NON-PAYMENT TRANSACTION CANCELLATION TO RECOUP THE EBAY FEES. (WINNING BIDDERS ARE NOT MERELY "PLACING ORDERS". THEY ARE OUTBIDDING MULTIPLE OTHER PEOPLE TO GET THE ITEM. THEY MUST FOLLOW THROUGH WITH TRANSACTIONS.)
I SHIP WITHIN 5 DAYS OF A CLEARED PAYMENT.
(99% OF THE TIME, IT'S WITHIN A DAY TO TWO & SOMETIMES EVEN THE VERY NIGHT YOU PAY.)
I ALWAYS TRY TO PACK MULTIPLE SMALL PURCHASES IN ONE BOX TO SAVE THE WINNING BIDDER A BIT ON THE SHIPPING/PACKING COST (AS LONG AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO W/O RISK OF DAMAGING ITEMS BY JAMMING THEM IN ONE BOX.)
I NEVER STACK FULL SHIPPING COSTS FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER UNLESS THEY HAVE TO BE PACKED IN SEPARATE BOXES FOR SAFETY IN TRANSIT. (
MOST HIGH VALUE, FRAGILE OR LARGE & HEAVY ITEMS WILL HAVE TO BE SHIPPED IN SEPARATE BOXES FOR SAFETY IN TRANSIT.)
I SHIP MOST SMALLER ITEMS IN THE USA VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL W/ DEL CONF. ALL ITEMS VALUED OVER 0 ARE SHIPPED WITH USPS SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION. I DO NOT SHIP ANYTHING VIA USPS PARCEL POST, 1ST CLASS, MEDIA MAIL OR FED-EX.
I SHIP ALL LARGE & HEAVY ITEMS VIA UPS GROUND.
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO UPS GROUND SHIPPING TO ALASKA OR HAWAII. ALL ITEMS SHIPPED TO ALASKA / HAWAII WILL HAVE TO BE SENT VIA AIRMAIL. AIRMAIL UPS WILL COST .50 MORE THAN THE INDICATED UPS GROUND SHIPPING. THE UPS SHIPPING COST SHOWN IN MY LISTINGS IS FOR UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES. PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT ANY LARGE ITEM AIRMAIL SHIPPING COST BEFORE THE ITEM IS WON. I CANNOT CANCEL TRANSACTIONS FOR A DISPUTE WITH SHIPPING COSTS AFTER THE ITEM IS WON. ALSO, I DO NOT OFFER LOCAL PICK-UP AT ALL (DUE TO A HORRIFIC BUSINESS SCHEDULE). I ONLY SHIP ITEMS.
FOREIGN BUYERS USING A 3RD PARTY FREIGHT FORWARDING COMPANY WITH A USA MAILING ADDRESS TO CIRCUMVENT MY PROHIBITED COUNTRIES LIST, TAKE CAREFUL NOTICE:
ALL OF MY AUCTIONS ARE USA ONLY LISTINGS. I DO NOT SHIP OUT OF THE USA. I CONSIDER THE INDICATED EBAY REGISTERED U.S.A. MAILING ADDRESS AS THE BUYER'S ADDRESS. (THE UNKNOWN OVERSEAS LOCATION THE BOX WILL EVENTUALLY BE FREIGHT FORWARDED TO IS NOT THE BUYER'S ADDRESS TO ME.) I DO NOT OFFER DISCOUNTS OR RETURNS FOR COMPLAINTS MADE BY THE BUYER AFTER THE BOX GOES THROUGH 3RD PARTY FREIGHT FORWARDING / UNKNOWN 3RD PARTY HANDS.
I DO NOT WRITE ANY FREIGHT FORWARDING CUSTOMER ID NUMBERS (DISGUISED AS FAKE "SUITE - APARTMENT - ATTN: - C/O, NUMBERS, JUMBLED CODE LETTERS, ETC...) ANYWHERE ON THE BOX OR ADDRESS LABEL. I ONLY WRITE THE WINNING BIDDER'S ACTUAL REGISTERED EBAY NAME, AND ONLY SHIP TO ADDRESSES THAT THE USPS / UPS MAILING ADDRESS COMPUTERS CONFIRM TO BE  A REAL RECOGNIZED MAILING ADDRESS.