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LOT 1822
Post Medieval Bronze Watch Key Group
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (57 grams total, 19-39 mm).
Watch-key and watch-winder group of various types, one with glass stud. [23, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Suffolk, UK.
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