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Banish Misfortune OOAK Garnet and Brass Watch Parts and Chain Steampunk Necklace

Banish Misfortune OOAK Garnet and Brass Watch Parts and Chain Steampunk Necklace

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The least senior engineer of the royal airship H.M.S Banish Misfortune had the frequent and rather annoying habit of, after completing a repair, handing a piece of machinery to her supervisor and saying, “Oh, by the way, I had this left over.” The pendant of this piece is one such remainder.

In the instance from which this piece originated, unlike all previous others, it was determined that the equipment was now running more smoothly than before its repair. The least senior engineer was soon after reassigned to the galley, as it was determined that she was much handier with a skillet than a wrench.

This necklace was included in the packet that contained her letter of transfer, with a personal note penned from her former supervisor and signed by the entire engineering crew wishing her better luck in her new posting.

Thanks are due to my dear friend John, who helped me discover the origination of this piece.

A large antique clockwork mechanism piece, unlike any I have seen previously or expect to find again, in pristine condition and without tarnish, having 4 rubies inset and a central gear with intact spring, is strung on brass chain, and embellished with various small antique gears and watch hands paired with garnet beads. The necklace measures 28" in length, and fastens with a spring ring clasp. The necklace may be shortened upon request. Please contact me at purchase if this is needed.

No automata were harmed in the making of this jewelry, with the components coming from odd lots of mixed parts. This also falls into the category of "jewelry what bites," as the edges of the machinery bits are still in their original natural roughened state.

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Added on Oct 30, 2009