JB Duke's pocket watch
- Title:
- JB Duke's pocket watch
- Description:
- James Buchanan (J. B.) Duke (1856-1925), a Durham native and son of Trinity College benefactor Washington Duke, is perhaps best known for his establishment of the Duke Endowment and the subsequent creation of Duke University. He made his fortune through the American Tobacco Company and later through harnessing hydroelectric power, creating Duke Power—now Duke Energy. After years of conversations with President William Preston Few and Benjamin Duke, J. B. Duke signed the Indenture and Deed of Trust, establishing the Duke Endowment on December 11, 1924. This pocket watch is engraved with J. B.’s initials on the front and would have been attached to a long chain.
- Date:
- undated, ca. 1920s
- Rights:
Some Rights Reserved- Citation:
- James Buchanan Duke's Pocket Watch, Artifact and Relics Collection, Box 21, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
