C1850 Rare Victorian Bronze & Copper Pocket Watch Hanger In Form Of A Woodpecker
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C1850 Victorian Brass & Copper Pocket Watch Hanger in Form of a Woodpecker. Stunning moulding and form of a Woodpecker on a branch. The problem with pocket watches (150/170 years ago or more) was that most of them were encased, a'Hunter' or a Half Hunter, in order to protect the delicate glass and fragile mechanisms within. So the Victorians, being an inventive lot, developed various stands, on which they could hang their pocket watch at night. They could then leave the protective case open in order that they could tell the time by low candle light if they awoke from sleep during the ...