Museum reveals engraving hidden in Lincoln watch (AP)

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Museum reveals engraving hidden in Lincoln watch
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<p>You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginAP - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face.</p><br clear="all"/>


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