Fob like many old words in the antique world
A fob was an item normally an item off use such as a seal or Vesta or pen knife or even snuff box, that hung from the second chain on a double Albert fob watch or watch chain.
A seal as pictured possible self explanatory, A fob seal less so. Seals were used to make secure post with the aid of a wax seal, so often one would use ones Vesta to melt the wax and then press ones seal into to the wet wax to seal closed normally a letter or envelope.
Hence the expression signed sealed and delivered, seals are great things to collect come from heraldic crest through to sentimental one like this a swallow signifying a return of a loved one.
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