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Antique Silver Pocket Watch Chain and Irish Football Fob
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
for sale €216     $235
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The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

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Antique Silver Pocket Watch Chain and Irish Football Fob

1900 - 1920
Description

Antique silver pocket watch chain and Irish football fob.

The chain measures 35cm long including the T-bar and the clasp.

The T-bar is hallmarked for 1904, with a maker’s mark for Booth & Biggs. The chain is graduated. The clasp is a period replacement, hallmarked for 1919.

The chain comes with silver fob which carries Irish silver marks, a crowned harp mark which indicates the purity of silver, specifically in Dublin. An inscription to the reverse which is difficult to read but appears as, ' Corn Fine Tall / Sall, 1955, Fine Tallion / Sallion'.

Total weight 43g.

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The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Silver Pocket Watch Chain to the 1900s.

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All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

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Description
Antique silver pocket watch chain and Irish football fob.

The chain measures 35cm long including the T-bar and the clasp.

The T-bar is hallmarked for 1904, with a maker’s mark for Booth & Biggs. The chain is graduated. The clasp is a period replacement, hallmarked for 1919.

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The chain comes with silver fob which carries Irish silver marks, a crowned harp mark which indicates the purity of silver, specifically in Dublin.
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

An inscription to the reverse which is difficult to read but appears as, ' Corn Fine Tall / Sall, 1955, Fine Tallion / Sallion'.

Total weight 43g.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this Silver Pocket Watch Chain to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1212302
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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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the The Vintage Wrist Watch Company Profile Page

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A silver curb link pocket watch chain featuring a T-bar, swivel clasp, and a shield-shaped sports fob with enamel detailing.
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Archive I A silver curb link pocket watch chain featuring a T-bar, swivel clasp, and a shield-shaped sports fob with enamel detailing.

Antique Silver Pocket Watch Chain and Irish Football Fob

Archive II A silver curb link pocket watch chain featuring a T-bar, swivel clasp, and a shield-shaped sports fob with enamel detailing. View II
Archive III A silver curb link pocket watch chain featuring a T-bar, swivel clasp, and a shield-shaped sports fob with enamel detailing. View III
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The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
Telephone 01386 750 238
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Worcestershire
United Kingdom
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The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
The Vintage Wrist Watch Company
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Location: Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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A silver curb link pocket watch chain featuring a T-bar, swivel clasp, and a shield-shaped sports fob with enamel detailing.
Antique silver pocket watch chain and Irish football fob
Ref: SA1212302
A silver curb link pocket watch chain featuring a T-bar, swivel clasp, and a shield-shaped sports fob with enamel detailing.
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FAQs

An Albert chain is a decorative metal chain named after Prince Albert, designed to secure a pocket watch to a waistcoat using a T-bar and swivel clasp, frequently decorated with a hanging fob.

Antique watch chains and fobs were predominantly crafted from sterling silver, solid gold, or gold fill, frequently embellished with vitreous enamel detailing and official hallmarks.

Authentic pieces typically display makers marks, purity hallmarks stamped on individual links or clasps, and characteristic rubbing around heavy contact areas such as T-bars.

While originally worn across a waistcoat, antique watch chains are often repurposed in modern wardrobes as silver necklaces, wrapped charm bracelets, or lapel decorations.

Clean gently using a dry silver polishing cloth, taking care to avoid harsh liquid chemicals or immersion that could loosen delicate enamel inlay or alter natural surface oxidisation.
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