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Pocket watch chain and fob

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December 03, 2009, 16:41
Scott Cerullo
Pocket watch chain and fob
I was wondering if anyone here could give me any info on this fob. Obviously not precious metal. A customer asked to see if I could find anything out about it.

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December 03, 2009, 18:29
Tom Brown
Is it a ship or sub in the center, or are those all just characters?

Tom
December 03, 2009, 19:52
Scott Cerullo
Tom,
I think it is a ship. I can't really figure out what all the stuff in front of it is. It looks to me that it came off of a dollar watch of some sort.

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December 03, 2009, 20:39
Tom Brown
The things in front of the ship, they are not wave caps are they?

No flag on the ship is there?

Tom
December 04, 2009, 16:15
Mark Cross
The ship outline reminds me of the battleship Maine.

Regards! Mark
December 04, 2009, 17:39
Mike LaForest
GOOD CALL MARK! A pictue of the Maine is attached.

I was going to point out the nice home-made hole someone made with care to hang the memento suggesting it might have been a watch case back. The three main reliefs seen in the memento might be smoke stacks with smoke coming out.
M.


December 04, 2009, 17:44
Mike LaForest
I forgot to suggest that the things that appear to be bobbing in the foreground of the memento are sailors who were killed in the explosions, and are why we, "Remember the Maine!"
December 04, 2009, 19:02
Tom Brown
Mark & Mike I think you guys nailed it!

Tom