Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Harbottle/temp

There is evidence that the claim to having invented jeweled watches may be a hoax, without this claim the man is not notable.

Owning a storefront is not notable. Inventing jeweled watches is. However, after a bit of Googling, I'm not sure if this isn't a hoax. There is nothing on Google to suggest that George Harbottle invented jeweled watches except for this Wikipedia article.


 * The man appears to be have been real.
 * http://www.cayuganet.org/forthill/harbottle/harbottle.html


 * I'm just not sure that the claim to having invented jeweled watches is valid. Without having access to the cited sources, I can't verify or debunk the claim.


 * However, there is no mention on that website of a son, George Jr. I have left a note on Talk:George Harbottle.


 * My Google search turned up no evidence of a linkage between George Harbottle and jeweled watches. If there is no such link, then there is no notability for our friend George.  Of course, the article cites sources but I don't have access to any of them so it could all be a clever hoax.  Just one of the weaknesses of Wikipedia, I guess.  A sufficiently obscure entry that cites unavailable sources cannot be verified or challenged.  Sigh....


 * --Richard 08:13, 10 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Further evidence... after perusing the article history, the claim that George Harbottle invented jeweled watches didn't get added until AFTER Fang Ai Li raised the question of notability. It's very possible that someone added it in order to deflect her challenge.

--Richard 08:21, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I've 'searched inside' some books about watches on Amazon, no mention of his name. --Joann e B 08:26, 10 May 2006 (UTC)