Hallmark 1922 Birmingham. The fob is stamped with the Silver standard of the Lion Passant, indicating 925 parts in 1000 Silver content.
The stamps on the rear of the fob “Hallmark 1922 Birmingham: the Anchor designating the city of Birmingham; and the capital letter X, being for the year 1922.
The English Silver standard, 925 parts Silver in 1000 parts system, is ancient, dating back to the very early 1300s. The stamping system we now call hallmarking dates from around the 1700s; the actual hallmark stamps have altered over the years but the standard of 925 remained the same. The rest of Europe was still producing Silver jewellery of 80% to 85% Silver content up to the 1940s and beyond, though the 925 standard has, for over a half-century now, become the world standard.
“Fob” is the word for a smallish pendant such as this that was made to hang on a watch fob chain.
Hallmark 1922 Birmingham, Silver Fob
$170.00 $125.00
Hallmark 1922 Birmingham, English Silver fob, a smallish pendant made to hang as an ornament from a Silver watch fob chain.
Produced for a member of an English association that ran under the acronym H.I.S.A.A, whatever that might have been.
The three Silver scimitars are embedded in an enamelled heraldic shield.
36x21mm fob dimensions. 45cms Silver chain included in price.
25% reduced, more, to $110.00, for a genuine English Silver Antique pendant, with chain.
