Are fobs sold with the chain?

Often, yes. Roughly half the listings are albert or double-albert watch chains with the fob still attached, and the title usually names both. Standalone fobs, seals and spinners make up the rest, along with a group now presented as pendants or charms on a modern chain.

What stones turn up in spinning fobs?

Bloodstone is the commonest at 22 titles, then carnelian at 19 and citrine at 12. Agate and sardonyx also appear. The three main stones are regularly combined in a single spinner, so one turning head can show a different colour on each face.

How old are most fobs on the market?

The dated field runs 1800 to 1960, with 208 of 310 listings carrying a clean year. The mass sits between 1890 and 1930. Other pieces are filed under period tags: Victorian, Edwardian, 19th Century, Georgian. Those are labels rather than dates, and 19th Century in particular stretches from Georgian seals to late Victorian spinners. Georgian and 18th-century seals are the scarcest group, at roughly a dozen listings.

Which gold standards are usual?

9ct dominates, named in 71 titles and given as "9ct gold" in 49 of them. Rose gold appears in 20. 18ct, 15ct and 10ct show up in smaller numbers, and the 15ct and 18ct chains sit at the upper end of the range.

What subjects appear on medal fobs?

Sport is the largest group: football, cricket, tennis, table tennis, golf, boxing, gymnastics, swimming, cycling, darts, chess, dominoes and tug of war. Institutions follow, with the GWR and GER railways, the Royal Navy, the Kings Regiment, Masonic lodges and the RAOB. Towns and clubs cover Dewsbury, Oldham, Salford, Bristol, Cheltenham, Aberdeen, Mitcham and Muswell Hill among others.

Do fobs carry maker's names?

Not in this evidence. The listings name assay offices rather than firms, and Birmingham is the one quoted most often in titles, with Chester turning up occasionally. What you'll see instead is a hallmark year: 1892, 1897, 1906, 1912, 1919, 1921, 1929. That date is the firmest dating the category gives.