Summary
Fob chain of 9 carat Australian gold with link design and "T" bar made by Joseph Lawrence, Melbourne, circa 1910.
Attached is a goldstone fob, also made by Joseph Lawrence, Melbourne, circa 1910. Goldstone is a man-made decorative stone first manufactured in Venice in the seventeenth century.
The third attachment to the fob chain is an engraved gold sovereign case made by William Davis, Melbourne, circa 1920.
Physical Description
Fob chain with "T" bar and rectangular, pendant-like brown goldstone fob attached to a clasp with loop at one end. The top of the goldstone fob is set in a decorated gold mount. The round, gold, inscribed sovereign case is attached to the other end of the fob chain.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Home & Community, Engineering, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Acknowledgement
Collection created by Trevor Hancock and Mark Dale.
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Maker
Joseph Lawrence, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1910
Maker of gold fob chain, "T" bar and goldstone fob. -
Maker
William Davis, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920
Maker of gold sovereign case. -
Inscriptions
Fob chain: "9ct" to the bar, "knot" "9" to parrot clips, "9" to each chain link. Goldstone fob: "knot" "9" "L". Sovereign case, marked: "leopards head" "9" "sheaf of wheat". Inscribed: "Presented / to / P.A. DELAHENTY Esq / on his retiring from / THE VIC. RAILWAYS / BY THE STAFF / As a mark of esteem / 31-12-20".
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Classification
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Type of item
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Object Dimensions
380 mm (Length), 3 mm (Width), 3 mm (Depth), 36.947 g (Weight)
Dimensions for full length of chain including sovereign case.
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Object Dimensions
32 mm (Width), 3 mm (Depth), 77 mm (Height), 21.484 g (Weight)
Dimensions for goldstone pendant and attached T-bar only.
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Object Dimensions
33 mm (Width), 12 mm (Depth), 45 mm (Height), 15.463 g (Weight)
Dimensions for sovereign case only
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