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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9459187, member: 2844"]Yes, a cross between a charivari and a double watch chain. From the late 19th century onward Central European dress often combined the two, the charivari being essential for good luck etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a very simplified (modern) double watch chain, with this one the centre of the chain (with the Albert fob) has something that goes through one of the buttonholes:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]440036[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9459187, member: 2844"]Yes, a cross between a charivari and a double watch chain. From the late 19th century onward Central European dress often combined the two, the charivari being essential for good luck etc. Below is a very simplified (modern) double watch chain, with this one the centre of the chain (with the Albert fob) has something that goes through one of the buttonholes: [ATTACH=full]440036[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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