Bob Harrison stopwatch

Datecirca 1980-1989

DescriptionCircular stainless steel stopwatch with a start button at the top on a raised metal peg. Watch face is white with black numbers 1 through 9 and a red 0 at the top. There are two indicator hands, a longer one to count seconds and a shorter one in a smaller area near the top to count minutes. "Minerva" and "Patent" are in black lettering on the watch face.

Bio/Historical NoteStopwatch used by Bob Harrison, former West Coast scouting supervisor, during the 1980s. It was on Harrison's recommendation that the Seattle Mariners signed Ken Griffey, Jr. in 1987.

Object numberB-1994-0072-01

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Minerva SA, Villeret

Subject Harrison, Bob, 1921-2016

Attributes

Classificationspersonal artifacts

Dimensions2 x .5 x 2 in.

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