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This watch chain is composed of carved jet links in a rough figure '8' design. A metal hook at one end would have attached to a watch while the carved jet toggle at the other end (broken) would have passed through a button hole.
fobs
watches
jet (coal)
metal
enamel (fused coating)
Chain, Watch
Jet
Chain, Watch
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
0.5 (W) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4883
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