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Watch fobs, popular during Victorian times, were medallions or ornaments attached by a strap, chain or ribbon to a pocket watch to assist in locating and removing the watch from the pocket. Similar to today's key chains, fobs came in many styles and designs (including advertising). They would be used to add weight to help anchor the watch chain into a vest pocket, or to just hang off the chain as a decorative piece of jewelry.
Watch fob designs ranged from simple shapes to intricate hand made miniatures embedded with precious stones. Fob chains were made from gold, platinum, sterling, Boar's hair, leather, string, or even human hair.
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