NEW: Video of B&O Railroad Museum
Ball Watch Reception!
Photos of Thursday, May 15 Reception in the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, Baltimore
Photos of Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, Museum Tour
at Little Treasury
Original Event Announcements with
Background Information
Ball
Watch Spring Newsletter Features our Event
Other
Press Notice of the Ball Watch Museum Tour
Photos © Little Treasury/Steve McElwaney 2008
The Museum Event, Hosted by the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Museum and
Sponsored by Ball Watch USA and Little Treasury Jewelers
Entering the roundhouse before the event.
In front the Little Treasury Ball Watch kiosk in the Museum
Store. Just installed in May 2008 before the Tour.
The Little Treasury kiosk showing the Engineer Master II Diver
Chronograph and the Trainmaster 60 Seconds watches, awaiting
arrival of the "Royal Blue" B&O commemorative watch.
The spread in the roundhouse.
We said "Wine & Cheese"!
Setting up the Ball historical watches.
Ball Watch President Jeff Hess and Steve confer; a case full
of vintage and modern Ball watches in foreground.
Jeff Hess shows museum staffers Dave Shackelford and
Steve Johnson the collection as the festivities begin. Mark
and Steve from Little Treasury in the background.
Jeff Hess gets down and technical.
An historical Ball Watch working model demonstrating
single- and double-roller escapement.
Watches and items from the National Watch and Clock
Museum shown by Mr. Cater Harris, Curator.
Steve with Mel Strohminger representing International
Watch Magazine and unidentified guest.
Museum Executive Director Courtney Wilson greets the
guests.
Jeff Hess recounts some Ball Watch railroad lore and provides
a verbal sketch of the new B&O Royal Blue limited edition
expected to appear later this year.
Linda and Steve Hammalian make the award of a lifetime
subscription to International Watch Magazine to the lucky
drawing winner, John Baesch.
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Jeff Hess, Conductor Extraordinaire Owen Stedding,
Courtney Wilson,
and Steve Hammalian.
And a good time was had by all ... including the young at
heart! Ted Thelin, B&O RR Museum member, drives Thomas
The Tank engine. He traveled from New Bedford, MA, to
attend!
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