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High quality base metal shield fobs with assorted railroad & railway designs. These fobs are styled after traditional, vintage watch fobs, and are accented with well done colored enamel work (where featured).
- In addition to the watch chain finishing options available here, most of the small fob styles would also be appropriate as a charm on a lanyard or zip-pull, as a necklace pendant, or as a decorative focal piece on your DIY jewelry project.
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We are happy to be able to offer the following individual decorative fob designs, selectable from the dropdown choices above:
- Boston & Maine, fancy small (smfob111): Fancy silver-plated fob, white enamel covers the background of shield with silver and red enamel militia-man, top and bottom banners have Boston & Maine Railroad in silver and black enamel, measures approx. 23mm wide x 18mm tall (bail not included).
- Canadian National Railways, small (smfob050): Rectangular gold-plated fob, white enamel background with red enamel maple leaf, black enamel box in center with Canadian National Railways in gold text, measures approx. 16mm wide x 19mm tall (bail not included).
- Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O), small (smfob017): Round gold-plated fob, dark blue enamel background with C & O for Progress in gold, measures approx. 18mm in diameter (bail not included).
- Chicago Great Western, small (smfob110): Round gold-plated fob, black enamel center with orange enamel border, Chicago Great Western Railroad in gold text in center, detailed engine in relief along right hand side, measures approx. 19mm wide x 18mm tall (bail not included).
- New York Central System, small (smfob052): Oval gold-plated fob, white enamel background with New York Central System in gold text, measures approx. 19mm wide x 12mm tall (bail not included).
- Rock Island, black small (smfob047): Stylized gold-plated fob, black enamel background with white enamel border, Rock Island in white enamel text, measures approx. 19mm wide x 13mm tall (bail not included).
- Photo notes: click on the photos for enlarged images. Our main image above that displays all fobs for this group features individual photos with a matched scale, to show the relative sizes of the fobs. Any rulers shown for scale give measurements in centimeters (with millimeter gradients), NOT inches. Please note that very dark or light spots that are not mentioned in the description above are likely a result of the camera and lighting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause!
- PM Time Service is a licensed vendor for this, and other products, inspired by the collection of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum ©
We are happy to offer these items in a variety of finishing options, selectable from the dropdown choices above. Our pocket watch chain sets are assembled in the USA, at the PM Time Service office in Denver, Colorado, to your chosen specifications, ensuring you will receive a high quality accessory you will not find anywhere else.
Click the below photos for enlargements. Chain example photos are shown without fobs attached. Please note that very dark or light spots that are not mentioned in the following descriptions are likely a result of the camera and lighting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause!
- Fob only: For attachment to a pocket watch chain, necklace, lanyard, zipper-pull, or other accessory; or for use by itself.
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With choice of Albert style chain: Fob is attached to the drop of an Albert-style pocket watch chain, with a variety of material, link style, and length options (details below). All feature high quality materials we're proud to carry due to their overall appearance and durability, and feature a heavy swivel with secure interior latch to secure to the bow of your watch. 1.5" drop chain (on the 8" and 12" versions) or 2" drop chain (on the 16" version), attached to the other lengths of chain via a center connector ring, is ideal for adding a fob to and is finished with a small spring ring to facilitate easy addition and removal of fobs.
- Chain materials (all feature a thin sealant to prevent tarnishing):
- Sterling silver plate: High grade .925 solid silver plating, very close to a gold filled quality.
- 24k yellow gold plate: 24k solid gold plating, very close to a gold filled quality.
- Hematite plate: Hematite black (black with a lustrous tone) plating (note: not currently available in fancy-style link chains).
- Chain styles:
- Chain materials (all feature a thin sealant to prevent tarnishing):
In this listing we have available chain finishing options reflecting some of our most popular styles. If you would like a specific chain length, style, color or finding that you do not see listed in the drop-down menus above, we offer fully customizable chains off the listings in our eBay store; links to these listings are provided in the "Further Options" tab, selectable above. You can also contact us directly and we’ll set up a custom order on your request. Additionally, for our above chain options with t-bars, while we offer cuff-detail t-bars as the standard finding, they may be exchanged for sphere-detail t-bars at no additional charge on request.
Click the following photos for enlargements. Any rulers shown for scale give measurements in centimeters (with millimeter gradients), NOT inches. Background graphs shown for scale feature 2mm by 2mm squares, with the darker lines being 10mm apart. Please note that very dark or light spots that are not mentioned in the following descriptions are likely a result of the camera and lighting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause!
Our "matched-scale" images above show each fob paired with complementary chain colors, but we do offer all 3 chain colors (selectable in the dropdown choices) with each fob. Please Note: our black-toned color is not currently available for fancy-style link chains.
Other Available Finishing Options:
Our railroad & railway-themed fobs are also available with finishing options other than the watch chains featured on this listing; please click on the links below to view these listings on eBay:
Additionally, we also offer chain necklace and lapel pin finishing options (upon request) in multiple colors that allow the fobs to be used as pendants.
Other Available Chain Styles To Compliment These Fobs:
This listing features five of our most popular pocket watch chain styles, but we also offer our Albert-style chains individually, with a much larger variety of materials, lengths, link types, link weights, and findings. Click on the photos below to view our different listings, separated by primary finding, for Albert-style pocket watch chains which would compliment the chain fobs on this listing:
