Purpose of chain?

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  1. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Too small for any wrist. Delicate. The tarnished ball has a hole it slides through.
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    terry5732, Jun 2, 2019
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  2. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    I've never seen one like it, but seems to be a fob of some kind... Is it gold?

    It may hang from a button - for use with a quizzer (magnifier) or watch.

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  3. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    The shape sorta reminds me of a rosary.
     
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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Maybe to keep a house key attached to a kid?
     
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  5. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Gold filled. The bead slide locks like a snare. Too fragile for utilitarian use.
     
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  6. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    What's a snare?

    My vocab calls it a trap... Or kind of drum.

    It does seem able to hang a small object, which is basically what fobs are for...

    @evelyb30 @clutteredcloset49 and?
     
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  7. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    A snare is a trap, usually for small animals, and using a noose. Snare can also mean to trap in general or any type of trap, like the snare of a TV cliffhanger that traps you into watching again. If writers are to be believed, we are surrounded by snares.
     
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  8. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    My first thought was a monocle chain.
    However, can only find one on pinterest that appears to have a slide type chain.
    Saw others with regular watch slides.

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  9. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Some type of chatelaine chain?
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Jun 2, 2019
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