posted on September 29, 2003 12:48:16 PM new
Not sure what to title this because I'm not really sure what's its use is ... the locket piece opens up ... you think it is maybe a fancy fob? for ladies? or for a dandy man? .. it is marked 12 GF [gold filled] and a makers mark that is fancier than the piece o' jewelry ... it measures 14" from the clasp, to the locket, then has that side-piece chain with a t-bar hanging on that. ... has mother-of-pearl pieces in it held in by little prongs, and the ornate links between each of those are quite thickly 3-D too ... i'll try to post a pic of maker's mark soon [but am having trouble with a new photo editor i just d/l'ed .... ] .... be back later tonite or tomorrow ... any help or opinions on how my wording for the description of this piece is appreciated, as always. ... thanks!!!
posted on September 29, 2003 12:57:40 PM new
it is a watch fob. the locket part, is it clear glass or black (jet maybe)? this looks to be a mourning piece, a lock of the deceaseds hair would go inside. the long gold piece goes through a button hole so that the watch hangs from one end, the locket from the other end.
posted on September 29, 2003 01:03:14 PM new
wow, thanks you two! ... the locket is black stone on one side, and tiger-eye on the other ... the inside has two pink fabric linings in each part, of which only one of them has a piece of glass or plastic over the fabric .... do you not think it unusual that ladies had fobs??? I thought only men carried the pocketwatches ....
and here is picture of the unusual mark:
The flip-side of this marking is where the 12/K GF is marked ...
[ edited by AintRichYet on Sep 29, 2003 02:07 PM ]
posted on September 29, 2003 01:06:11 PM new
please all give me a few ideas on how to word the descrip ... my son is highjacking the computer from me ... you know how teenagers are ... used to be the telephone; nowadays it's the 'puter. LOL
thank you for your ideas ... wasn't sure what to make of this.
posted on September 29, 2003 02:21:29 PM new
you definitely want to use the word "ornate", mention and describe the locket very well....this covers not only fob collectors but locket collectors will be interested too.
ladies fobs are harder to find than mens so that will help get bids also.
posted on September 29, 2003 03:32:22 PM new
How do we know this is a lady's fob? Men used ornate things like this, too. Is there some clue here that I'm missing?
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posted on September 29, 2003 03:49:28 PM new
I'm glad Roadsmith asked. I too was wondering why it would be a ladies fob. I'm no expert, but thought that ladies wore their watches on slide chains around their necks.
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posted on September 29, 2003 04:27:22 PM new
popping in while the teenager has computer on his name AND is on the phone ... ah, the new millennium ... I was thinking it is too fancy and feminine looking to be for a guy ... just don't know .... thanks for input so far ... i'm off again LOL
posted on September 29, 2003 04:44:28 PM new
Watch Fob-I'ts from approximately 1890-1900 Victorian era. I would consider this a morning piece. Men used these and women used the slide chains for their watches. Most fobs have intgalio's on them but there is nothing saying that men cannot have a morners piece. Maybe it was used by a man that had either a wife, daughter, son or Mother die or it could have even held a picture.
posted on September 29, 2003 05:02:24 PM new
now that a couple of you have mentioned mourning piece, i'm thinking, yes... with the feminine looking [IMHO] mother-of-pearl and pink fabric inside the locket, it may have held a memento of a woman's loved one that had passed on ... btw, checked the inside of locket further and of course is a piece of glass inside, not plastic ... not to be redundant, but thanks for all of your thoughts while looking at this ...
.. it is marked 12 GF [gold filled] and a makers mark that is fancier than the piece o' jewelry ... it measures 14" from the clasp, to the locket, then has that side-piece chain with a t-bar hanging on that. ... has mother-of-pearl pieces in it held in by little prongs, and the ornate links between each of those are quite thickly 3-D too ... i'll try to post a pic of maker's mark soon [but am having trouble with a new photo editor i just d/l'ed .... ] .... be back later tonite or tomorrow ... any help or opinions on how my wording for the description of this piece is appreciated, as always. ... thanks!!!
