This is an unusual pocketwatch key or fob key from the Victorian era, 1880-1900. This brass key was used to wind a pocketwatch and measures 2.5 inches long by .75 inches wide. The oval hand set cabachon shaped goldstone in a bezel was a victorian stone creation and very popular, measures 1.25 inches long by .6 inches wide. The key is all over engine turned in a swirls or circles design and marked with the manufacturers name. The mark in script is Lancaster W Co. Penna for Lancaster Watch Compnay ...click for details
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