Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Harbottle
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 himself appears to be have been real. However, there is no mention on that website of a son, George Jr. 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)
- Delete I've 'searched inside' on Amazon in some books about watches and one of the books that was mentioned as a source, but no mention of his name. --JoanneB 08:26, 10 May 2006 (UTC)