Cope Daniels Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Howdy, My wife bought me a nice gold chain for my pocket watch and I have been looking for a nice fob to add to it. Can yall post some pictures of what you have and maybe a good place to purchase one from? Thank You, Cope Daniels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Nathan C. Riddles, SASS # 7462 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Cope, give this site a try. http://www.cemp.com/chains.htm Then scroll down & click on fixins. I've bought a couple from them. Another excellent source for fobs is antique stores, specially the antique "malls" that have several small vendors. But don't be afraid to haggle with them. I've found that many antique dealers haven't a clue as to what they have & the value. Sometimes you can find some excellent buys & sometime you can get skinned. On the weekends that you're not shooting you may want to try estate sales & garage sales. They can be good sources. But you have to get there early before the antique dealers get the cream of the crop. Estate sales can be a good source for guns too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oklahomabound Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Cope, give this site a try. http://www.cemp.com/fixin's.htm I've bought a couple from them. Another excellent source for fobs is antique stores, specially the antique "malls" that have several small vendors. But don't be afraid to haggle with them. I've found that many antique dealers haven't a clue as to what they have & the value. Sometimes you can find some excellent buys & sometime you can get skinned. On the weekends that you're not shooting you may want to try estate sales & garage sales. They can be good sources. But you have to get there early before the antique dealers get the cream of the crop. Estate sales can be a good source for guns too. ...your link ain't there!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack Saddle Slim, SASS #73122 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Here are a few watch drops (not fobs) to give you an idea. Just about anything will work, e.g. a trinket, a locket, a small medallion. One of mine is a stone artifact from the Lazy Bob Ranch. One is my old high school key. The elk's tooth is from a great-great uncle who lived in Grace, Idaho. I picked up the smaller elk's tooth at a gun show. The Buffalo Skull medallion is an old Mormon Scouting award. The little gold cherub trinket is one of four that my mother had on her charm bracelet many years ago. Just use your imagination. Oh almost forgot...years ago, after I had my wisdom teeth pulled, I actually had one dangling from my watch chain for a while. I don't know where the thing went. My wife probably came across it and threw it away. Dang...it's hard to keep hold of quality stuff nowadays. Small Elk's Tooth Large Elk's Tooth Buffalo Skull Medallion Lazy Bob Ranch Artifact Gold Cherub Trinket High School Key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunClick Rick Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 There ya go Pack~ http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs004.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs006.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs007.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/stoneartifact001.jpghttp://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs008.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack Saddle Slim, SASS #73122 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 There ya go Pack~ http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs004.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs006.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs007.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/stoneartifact001.jpghttp://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs008.jpg http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii90/packsaddle_slim/watchesandfobs005 Thanks, GunClick! I'm still gettin' the hang of this new system! There! I think I finally got my original post fixed. Thanks again, Rick. You're a real pard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Oldwatch.com Times Past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curley Cole, SASS #56849 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 My Watch Drop Here is one I wear now. It is one of Will Ghormley's "Hand of God" crosses. I also have one in sterling silver with a silver watch. (the buckle is one of Will's in sterling) Tomorrow I will post one I have that is very old... curley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. G., SASS #48097 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 If you read westerns, one of the series, Longarm, about a US Deputy Marshal, he carried a derringer as the watch fob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunClick Rick Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I love watch fobs,collected them for awhile. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/gunclickrick/wocketpatches005-1.jpg I won this eye in a bar raffle,gonna make a fob er a stick pin from it.. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/gunclickrick/Eye005-2.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/gunclickrick/fobsA003.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/gunclickrick/fobsA006.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/gunclickrick/fobsA013.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggady Zag, SASS #67251 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Here's another one with a stone artifact from the Lazy Bob Ranch.. http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/Ziggady_Zag/pocketwatch.jpg and a website that may be of interest.. http://www.cemp.com/chains.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Slim and Zig, them are some mighty fine artyfacts. Wonder where this Lazy Bob Ranch is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Neeley Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Although I don't smoke any more, I use a cheroot cutter as a fob or an antique mourning locket I got off of ebay. I also use a match safe from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunClick Rick Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Here's another one with a stone artifact from the Lazy Bob Ranch.. http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/Ziggady_Zag/pocketwatch.jpg and a website that may be of interest.. http://www.cemp.com/chains.htm That's the website i was trying to remember!! Good place~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunClick Rick Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I need to ad a real hair chain to my collection.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Cope, give this site a try. http://www.cemp.com/chains.htm Then scroll down & click on fixins. I've bought a couple from them. Another excellent source for fobs is antique stores, specially the antique "malls" that have several small vendors. But don't be afraid to haggle with them. I've found that many antique dealers haven't a clue as to what they have & the value. Sometimes you can find some excellent buys & sometime you can get skinned. On the weekends that you're not shooting you may want to try estate sales & garage sales. They can be good sources. But you have to get there early before the antique dealers get the cream of the crop. Estate sales can be a good source for guns too. Slim has some great fixings. My wife got a chain for my watch. It was long enough to go clear around me (well, nearly!), so I bobbed it, got extra end bits, and now have two watch chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Slim and Zig, them are some mighty fine artyfacts. Wonder where this Lazy Bob Ranch is? If you lost it, you ain't coming to live with me. Go back out there and look some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cope Daniels Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Thank You for the replies. Yall have some nice looking pieces. I will keep a eye open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curley Cole, SASS #56849 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 A Real oldie.. This belonged to my Grandpa. (for those that are new and are not aware, the design is NOT a Swastika, The indians used it long before the the Germans got hold of it....It is sometimes called a "whirrling log" and some folks here may be able to give a better history. My mom used to embroider these designs and had to quit doing it during the war because folks got real up tite. It is a really cool piece. hope you enjoy it curley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunClick Rick Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Absolutley right Curley and i like that booger,you won't find another very easy either.You showed that before and i been lookin ever since. Packsaddle has some way cool ones but the arrowhead found on his property i bet is his favorite.Nothin like a found piece of history.. I wonder if i could make a fob out of this http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/gunclickrick/newgrips003.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack Saddle Slim, SASS #73122 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Slim and Zig, them are some mighty fine artyfacts. Wonder where this Lazy Bob Ranch is? I'm not quite sure...but I think it's in "a Galaxy far, far away." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jingles Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Cope, I purchased a mid 1800's pocket watch some years ago when I started reenacting. Gold watch and quality heavy chain with a fob that is a gold civil war type canteen set in a Masonic type cross so it pivots at its mount. On one side of the canteen is U.S. in large raised letters and on the reverse side says Gettysburg. Ebay has many watch fobs to offer and I have seen this canteen of mine on their site. Sometimes you cannot tell of quality from their pictures but this is a fob I have had many people ask about. Some of my local pards have old 2 cent coins, brothel tokens, and especially anything railroad that looks old enough. Half the satisfaction sometimes is in the hunt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lee Bishop Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I have an original coin from Dewey’s return to the US after defeating the Spanish fleet, has the USS Olympia on one side. You can find these pretty easy on eBay. I also have a set of reproduction CSA coins in case I ever want to drill a hole in the top of one and make a fob out of that, as you’d likely see such a thing after the War of Northern Aggression was over (as any CSA money would be worthless by then), assuming they’d ever produced coins in any amount, which they did not. These sets are easy to find online with a Google search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cope Daniels Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yall have gave me some great ideas. I will post a picture when I find what ever it is I am looking for or it finds me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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