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<p>[QUOTE="NerdDork, post: 3894971, member: 10357"][ATTACH=full]320754[/ATTACH] Hey guys, long time, busy life, new house...life is good.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry but revealing anything about the location. (Don't want owner bothered) Found this the day before my birthday. Did some research and hit a dead end. I know the A.O.U.W. was the Ancient Order of United Workmen and have little on the initials J.E.K.. I've researched a few names that may have been owners, but can't be too sure since there isn't any documentation on the internet about any of these people visiting the state where I found this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most I want to reveal about the location, is that it's in the somewhat upper Midwest. I ran tests on the metal and the outside is 14k gold with a copper inside. It's only the face of the pocket watch and the damage is from the field being plowed for over 126 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm planning on donating it to a museum. It's American history, and it should be properly preserved and restored.</p><p><br /></p><p>If any of you have any information on this or are Masonic/Freemasons experts around, your help would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NerdDork, post: 3894971, member: 10357"][ATTACH=full]320754[/ATTACH] Hey guys, long time, busy life, new house...life is good. Sorry but revealing anything about the location. (Don't want owner bothered) Found this the day before my birthday. Did some research and hit a dead end. I know the A.O.U.W. was the Ancient Order of United Workmen and have little on the initials J.E.K.. I've researched a few names that may have been owners, but can't be too sure since there isn't any documentation on the internet about any of these people visiting the state where I found this. Most I want to reveal about the location, is that it's in the somewhat upper Midwest. I ran tests on the metal and the outside is 14k gold with a copper inside. It's only the face of the pocket watch and the damage is from the field being plowed for over 126 years. I'm planning on donating it to a museum. It's American history, and it should be properly preserved and restored. If any of you have any information on this or are Masonic/Freemasons experts around, your help would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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