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  Accession Number:1998-536-2
Accession Date:
Condition:fair
Location:Garton box, security closet
Keywords:Jacob Garton
Area of Origin:Greene Co., MO
Period:ca 1880`
Category:personal gear
Object:chain, watch
Maker:friend of wearer
Description/History:Pocket watch chain (goes with pocket watch 1998-536-1) made from human hair. The chain is intricately woven in brown hair with gold end and center attachments. The watch key is hung on one end. Said by the family to have been made by a girlfirend of Jacob Garton, the owner, before his marriage.
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