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Antique Silver Double Watch Chain and Cycling Fob
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
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The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

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Antique Silver Double Watch Chain and Cycling Fob

1900 - 1920
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Antique silver double watch chain and cycling fob.

The T-bar, clasps and one of the links all have the same marks for Birmingham 1918 with a maker’s mark for the Birmingham gold and silver chain maker Frank Cole. Each of the links has the silver lion mark.

Each chain measures 23cm long including the T-bar and the clasp.

There is also a later silver fob, 26mm wide, 30mm high excluding the loops. The front has an image of a cyclist. The reverse is free from inscriptions, and is hallmarked for 1964 with a maker’s mark for the Birmingham silversmith Thomas Skelton.

Total weight 48g.

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The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Silver Double Albert Chain to the 1910s.

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Antique silver double watch chain and cycling fob.
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The T-bar, clasps and one of the links all have the same marks for Birmingham 1918 with a maker’s mark for the Birmingham gold and silver chain maker Frank Cole.
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Each of the links has the silver lion mark.

fig 1. An antique silver double Albert pocket watch chain featuring double curb chains, a central T-bar, two swivel clasps, and a circular cycling medal fob.
fig 1. Antique Silver Double Watch Chain and Cycling Fob

Each chain measures 23cm long including the T-bar and the clasp.

There is also a later silver fob, 26mm wide, 30mm high excluding the loops. The front has an image of a cyclist. The reverse is free from inscriptions, and is hallmarked for 1964 with a maker’s mark for the Birmingham silversmith Thomas Skelton.

Total weight 48g.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Silver Double Albert Chain to the 1910s.

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SA1179792
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2011

Specialists in antique and vintage wrist watches and pocket watches

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An antique silver double Albert pocket watch chain featuring double curb chains, a central T-bar, two swivel clasps, and a circular cycling medal fob.
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Archive I An antique silver double Albert pocket watch chain featuring double curb chains, a central T-bar, two swivel clasps, and a circular cycling medal fob.

Antique silver double watch chain and cycling fob

Archive II An antique silver double Albert pocket watch chain featuring double curb chains, a central T-bar, two swivel clasps, and a circular cycling medal fob. View II
Archive III An antique silver double Albert pocket watch chain featuring double curb chains, a central T-bar, two swivel clasps, and a circular cycling medal fob. View III
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An antique silver double Albert pocket watch chain featuring double curb chains, a central T-bar, two swivel clasps, and a circular cycling medal fob.
Antique silver double watch chain and cycling fob
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An antique silver double Albert pocket watch chain featuring double curb chains, a central T-bar, two swivel clasps, and a circular cycling medal fob.
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A double Albert chain is a pocket watch accessory featuring two length arms extending from a central T-bar, originally designed during the Victorian period to hold a pocket watch in one waistcoat pocket and an accessory or fob in the opposite pocket.

Watch chains were predominantly crafted from sterling silver, solid gold, or gold plate, typically featuring sturdy curb or anchor links held together with swivel clasps and a central T-bar.

Authentic silver watch chains frequently feature maker marks and purity hallmarks stamped onto individual chain links, the T-bar, and the swivel clasps to verify metal content and date of manufacture.

While traditionally worn across a waistcoat, modern wearers style double Albert chains as statement neckwear, lapel attachments, or decorative accessories secured to trousers and jackets.

Clean silver watch chains using a dedicated silver polishing cloth, avoiding harsh liquid dips that remove natural historical oxidisation from link recesses.
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