Ask about Art Deco Sterling Silver St John Ambulance Watch Chain
Product Description
An Art Deco sterling silver St John Ambulance watch chain made from 15 linked re-examination bars, dated consecutively from 1925 to 1939. Each bar represents another successful year of re-examination, creating an unusual piece of St John first-aid history as well as a collectible silver watch chain.
The chain measures approximately 13 inches long, with each bar individually stamped. Marks found across the chain include V&S, WD&S, the Birmingham anchor, lion passant, dates from 1925 to 1939 and the number 262324. It can be kept as a watch chain or professionally extended with compatible links and a fitting if someone wished to wear it as a necklace.
Details & Specifications
- Metal
- Sterling silver
- Metal fineness / purity
- 925 Sterling Silver
- Length / wrist size
- Approximately 13 inches
- Dimensions
- Approx. 13 inches long; individual bars approx. 21.4mm x 9.8mm
- Weight
- Approximately 23.3 g
- Classification
- Vintage
- Era / period
- Art Deco
- Date / circa
- 1925–1939
- Maker / Designer
- Attributed to Vaughton & Sons and W.M. Dowler & Sons from the V&S and WD&S marks.
- Assay office
- Birmingham
- Hallmarks / stamps
- Individual bars stamped with marks including V&S, WD&S, Birmingham anchor, lion passant, dates from 1925 to 1939 and number 262324.
- Design details
- 15 linked St John Ambulance annual re-examination bars arranged as a watch chain.
- Theme / motif
- St John Ambulance
- Item reference
- EB-267743784529
Condition & Disclosures
- Condition
- Pre-owned
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