Pocket Watch

Yesterday I came across a letter written by Mr. Frankish to
Mr. C. W. Filkins. I wanted to learn more about Mr. Filkins and found the
following cool story about him. The year is 1888. One morning, a man named,
John Oakes, walked in a bank and demanded to know if he had any
money on account at the bank. When he was told that he did not, he shot the
cashier and Mr. Filkins who was standing about six feet away. Filkins was
wearing a pocket watch that day, which saved him as the bullet hit the watch. The
pocket watch was damaged but a Swiss Jeweler fixed it for him 18 years later. Needless to say that Mr. Filkins was very proud of the
watch.  

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How a pocket watch saved a Riverside businessman’s life in 1888 bank robbery: https://www.pe.com/2019/01/03/how-a-pocket-watch-saved-a-riverside-businessmans-life-in-1888-bank-robbery/

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