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Watch watchers: While assistant at right holds up a pocket watch and customers eyeball it, auctioneer John Phillips starts the bidding at Sotheby Parke Bernet's auction this week
Watch watchers: While assistant at right holds up a pocket watch and customers eyeball it, auctioneer John Phillips starts the bidding at Sotheby Parke Bernet's auction this week

Watch watchers: While assistant at right holds up a pocket watch and customers eyeball it, auctioneer John Phillips starts the bidding at Sotheby Parke Bernet's auction this week

Date10/20/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Watch watchers: While assistant at right holds up a pocket watch and customers eyeball it; auctioneer John Phillips starts the bidding at Sotheby Parke Bernet's auction this week.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117171F
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