Watch Fob
PeriodCirca 1820 - 1840
Place MadeProbably New York, U.S.A.
MediumGold, diamond
Dimensions4.63 × 0.75 × 0.63 in. (11.7 × 1.9 × 1.6 cm)
ClassificationsCostume, Men's
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Casler, 1936
Object number939
DescriptionA man's small watch fob, of gold, with a rectangular base and opework frame upper, retaining its original gold split ring. The base is inset with a simple cut diamond with beveled edges.NotesWilliam Truex Casler was born in 1840 in Middletown, the son of Harriet Truex and John Casler. He worked as a successful blacksmith and wheelwright. Casler later became a traveling sales representative for Broderick Supply Company, a firm located at 44 Rose Street in Manhattan, dealing with wagon materials and supplies. Casler married Isabella Van de Vort in 1867, another Middletown resident. The Historical Association also has a large and beautiful cameo brooch belonging to Elizabeth Casler Truex. Both brooch and watch fob may in fact have been the bride and groom's wedding gifts to one another.
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ProvenanceWilliam Truex Casler (1840 - 1919) to his daughter Elizabeth M. Casler (1870 - 1949).
