Museum of Capitalism: There's No Such Thing as a Free Watch.pdf
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE MUSEUM OF CAPITALISM “THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE WATCH” 8.18.2017 1. On July 2017, a visitor to the Museum of Capitalism contributed a watch (from here on referred to as “our watch”) to the museum’s artifact drive. In his form, he noted that Folsom & Co., a supposedly San Francisco-based company, used Instagram to offer the watch “free,” but with $7 shipping. 2. Our watch is cheaply made, with a minimalist face meant to recall the designs of currently popular watch companies like Rosefield or Daniel Wellington. It contains…
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