EM2
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Occasionally on eBay, and in antique shops, I see what is obviously an ex-railway pocket watch.
They are normally inscribed with something like:
BR (S)
3871
so I assume that this would be watch number 3871 issued by the Southern Region of BR.
But who would be issued with such a watch? And should they have been returned when staff left service? If they were, would the number be reissued to a new starter afterwards?
They are normally inscribed with something like:
BR (S)
3871
so I assume that this would be watch number 3871 issued by the Southern Region of BR.
But who would be issued with such a watch? And should they have been returned when staff left service? If they were, would the number be reissued to a new starter afterwards?