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Jun 14, 2021
Jun 14, 2021 Updated Jan 11, 2022

Baxter Black

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Baxter Black

Mother gave me a small box of old pocket watches and a book titled “A Practical Course in Horology.” It was a Christmas gift. A family heirloom, of sorts.

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