1926 Birmingham Enameled Medallion Stamped 925 Silver, With Letter “B”

Amongst the smallest hallmarked antiques commonly available are watch fob medals, a decorative item now scarcely remembered, even by few remaining wearers of pocket watches. Fob medals, hung from the watch chain, were small badges of status allegiance or achievement-sometimes only recognizable to others of a group. The variety of decoration in these medals was huge (mostly Classic or heraldic forms) but also a large number depicting sports, football especially. What they all seem to have in common is that they embodied memories or sentimental attachments.

• The back is often engraved with dates, names and achievements-and equally often with (to us) cryptic letters and dates.
• Makeer's Initials JAR
• Size: 25mm by 33mm
• Weight: 11g

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