16" remembrance hair straight-style pocket watch chain with yellow gold filled (YGF) finishes, t-bar finding and a YGF heart-shaped locket fob, dark brown hair has been carefully braided and twisted together to form the entire length of the chain and is capped on both ends by faceted-design YGF finials with geometric engraving on alternating panels, at the center of the chain is a faceted YGF wide band with vermicelli engraving and a connector loop, currently connected to the loop is a lovely YGF heart-shaped picture locket fob, fob has a floral design around a fancy angled blank monogram shield on the front with vermicelli engraving around the beveled edge, smooth polish back and a sturdy top connector loop, locket opens to hold two photos with a small frame on each side to hold the photos secure, one side of the chain is finished with a short length of oval link chain and a slender YGF t-bar with a raised center cuff detail, opposite end is finished with a small YGF classic style swivel clasp; chain findings, hair and fob are all showing normal even wear with a few small spots of brass showing on a few of the components and some moderate wear across the fob front, measures approx. 405mm in length, chain hair measures approx. 6mm in diameter, fob measures approx. 23mm wide x 28mm tall x 4mm thick. An attractive chain and fob set from the 1800s in excellent overall condition!
These fobs may be attached to a pocket watch chain, ladies' slide chain necklace, lapel pin, key chain, pocket watch fob strap, or any other item you would like to customize with an accessory. In addition to the many
Vintage Watch Chains we have available, we also offer a variety of modern fob finishing options; the following links will take you to each of our current listings for that type of finishing product to compliment and display this fob. If you would like us to attach the fob to your selected item, we can do so at no charge on request.
- Year Made: 1800s
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Material:
Gold Filled - Yellow, Hair
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Chain Style:
Straight, With Decorative Fob
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Primary Finding:
t-bar
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Chain Length:
405mm (15.94 inches)
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Fob Width:
23mm (0.91 inches)
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Fob Height:
28mm (1.10 inches)
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Fob Thickness:
4mm (0.16 inches)
- Chain Link Size: 6mm in diameter
- Chain Weight Class:
03Medium
- Condition:
Excellent
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Gender:
Unisex
For historical information, photo examples, and suggested wearing styles for our pocket watch chains, please visit our
"How To Wear" Guide.
Our example photos show our items against a backdrop created from a men's medium-sized vest. Depending on the style you are looking to create with your chain, we offer that for someone with a slender build or short to average height, you can expect the shown item to hang off your person similar to the photo. If you have a larger build or are taller than average, please note the chain will hang differently off your person than shown.
As a rule of thumb, on an average-build male, we suggest straight or Albert style chains 10" or shorter for heights under 5'8", 10" to 14" for heights 5'8" to 6'2" and 14" or longer for heights over 6'2". For Double Albert chain styles, we suggest 20" or shorter for heights under 5'8", 18" to 30" for heights 5'8" to 6'2" and 24" or longer for heights over 6'2".
Please note: this pocket watch chain and fob combination is a
matched set; however, we may offer the option of purchasing the chain or fob separately; if so, the drop-down menu above gives individual prices and allows you to select your desired choice or combination.
More information on remembrance hair chains and other hair-based jewelry may be found by reading this
Wikipedia article, this
National Geographic article, or this
WNPR article.
For additional information on gold colors and how they are classified, please check out
this helpful Wikipedia article.
For your gift giving convenience, please find a consolidated overview of the information on this item, with no reference to the price, on this
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