Pocket watch used in production of the television soap opera <i>The Edge of Night</i>
name: label: maker
content: Elgin
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Gold pocket watch used in the production of the television soap opera <i>The Edge of Night</i>. The initials "S.G.W." are engraved on the watch case.
label: Description (Brief)
content: <i>The Edge of Night</i> was a popular soap opera series with a focus on mystery and crime storylines, set in the fictional Midwestern town of Monticello. The program's 7,420 episodes aired on CBS from 1956-1975 and then ABC from 1975 to 1984. The series was sponsored by Proctor and Gamble. Unique among American soap operas, <i>The Edge of Night</i> was particularly popular with male viewers, a fact attributed to its focus on police and crime and its late afternoon time slot.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Daytime Television Division
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0202.02
label: accession number
content: 1984.0202
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0202.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: watch, pocket
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: watch: 1 3/4 in; 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: chain: 7 1/2 in; 19.05 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 3 1/2 in x 3 in x 1 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 7.62 cm x 3.81 cm