These silver watch keys were originally worn for a practical reason: to wind a pocket watch or a small clock. Today, they make lovely and interesting pendants.
This set consists of two Swedish keys: one depicting an imprint of the Dutch queen Wilhelmina (1880 - 1962) and one cone-shaped key, engraved with a pattern that has gently faded over time.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Size: 36 x 14 mm and 29 x 10 mm.
Weight: 2.35 and 6.55 grams.
Age: The watch key with Queen Wilhelmina is hallmarked with the maker's mark for Fa. Boonstoppel &. Co, who operated in Schoonhoven, the Netherlands, between 1945 and 1960. The cone-shaped key is unmarked but was likely made in the first half of the 20th Century.
Material: The watch key depicting Queen Wilhelmina is hallmarked with a Dutch sword hallmark for 835/1000 silver; the cone-shaped key no longer has readable hallmarks but has been acid-tested as being silver.
Condition: In good antique condition with only minor wear, consistent with age.
Please note that the antique box, necklace, and split ring are for display purposes.
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