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javan brighamI have decided to sell the last significant piece of my collection. It is a pocket watch personally owned by "The Big Train" Walter Johnson with excellent provenance. The watch is not currently in working order but could be repaired by a watchmaker. On the back is engraved:
Maryland Fox Hunters
Association
1929 Field Trials
First Award-All Age Stake
Won By
Rock-Walter Johnson
Owner
(Rock was the name of the dog that won this particular competition. You can read about Johnson's love for hunting with his prized dogs following his playing career in his biography Walter Johnson-Baseball's Big Train by Henry W. Thomas. If you own it, please read p.329 to corroborate)
I obtained it in 2006 from a man in Kentucky whose father was a personal friend of Johnson. The watch is accompanied by a signed letter from this man explaining the history of the watch. I'll be glad to provide the details for anyone interested. A one of a kind piece personally owned by the greatest pitcher of all time.
Price is $650 shipped/insured