Posted 7 years ago
Davistoni
(7 items)
Another item from my parents' estate. The metal has a dull gold look to it. The front reads "Genoa to the" then the middle is "Genoa (crossed rifles) W.W.V." The bottom says "May 30 1919". The back simply has "S Mayer" on it. I know this isn't something my Dad got, because he was only 2 years old in 1919! Does anyone have any ideas of what this is or any guesses?? I did find out that W.W.V. could stand for World War Victory, but that doesn't really help me very much!
A pocket watch fob that is attached to a leather strap on one end and the watch attached to the other end and carried in a jeans watch pocket.
There are several shown here:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/user/pw-collector/pocket-watch-fobs
Dave
I did find a pocket watch of my Dad's with a leather strap! Wonder if that's the one it was on? Does 1919 indicate the year it was made?
I think it`s linked to Genoa, West Virginia
If I remembered right, many of my ancestors came from that area. Thank you!
On the other hand, possibly ``given to Genoa World War Veterans``
But it`s not Genoa (Genova) in Italy, must be US, is there another Genoa in US ?
Small town in Ark. Not sure of anywhere else.
U.S.A. Towns/Cities named Genoa:
Genoa - Wisconsin
Genoa - West Virginia
Genoa - Virginia
Genoa - Texas
Genoa - South Carolina
Genoa - Ohio
Genoa - North Dakota
Genoa - North Carolina
Genoa - New York
Genoa - Nevada
Genoa - Nebraska
Genoa - Minnesota
Genoa - Iowa
Genoa - Illinois
Genoa - Florida
Genoa - Colorado
Genoa - Arkansas
OH my goodness!!! There's probably no way to tell where this particular fob was made huh? Never dreamed there were that many Genoa's in the U.S.A.!
Leona is in Wayne County West Virigina.
Here is a link to WWI Veterans who were casualties of Wayne County, WV.:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/wayne/military/ww1.txt
This could be a fob created sometime after the war in memory of them.
Just a guess.
Dave
My spell check changed Geona to Leona.
Dave
S. Mayer, stamped on the back of the fob is the maker of this fob.
I have a book on fob collecting that shows 557 different fobs, but could not find this one. There were thousands manufactured by hundreds of different makers that were ordered by advertisers, organizations, clubs, politicians, sports, etc.
I find it a fascinating item to collect.
Dave
I just looked through the names on the link...didn't see any that looked familiar, but my Mom was the geneology expert, not me! Wow, you looked through all those fobs looking for this one?? Thank you SO much for trying so hard to find it!!