Late Victorian "Damp Detector" Pendant festoon necklaces the ASC included over 315

the ASC included over 315

set in cut down "pie crust" outer settings

origin Sri Lanka

and feature various birds

Late Victorian "Damp Detector" Pendant festoon necklaces the ASC included over 315DATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A 19th century curiosity the "Damp Detector". At first I thought this was some sort of stripped back barometer, but apparently they were marketed to help travellers check that their hotel beds weren't well, damp. An issue I can quite imagine to be common in Victorian Britain, tbh. It remains paired with the original fitted leather case, and works perfectly. I'm unsure quite how scientific the 0 100 scale is, but the