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Albert chain

German translation: Prinz-Albert-Kette

17:19 Mar 26, 2019
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Men\'s fashion in the 19th century
English term or phrase: Albert chain
From https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Albert_chain:

(historical) A chain used to give easier access to a pocket watch in the watchpocket of a waistcoat. The Albert style went to a T-bar finding that tucked into a buttoned buttonhole of the waistcoat. From there a further small length of chain hung, to which the wearer attached decorative charms such as fraternity or lodge symbols. The double Albert was a chain draped between both watchpockets, with the T-bar and pendant chain in the middle.

Obviously a kind of chain for a person's pocket watch.

Does anyone know the German term, if there is one? Albert-Kette? Or simply Taschenuhr-Kette?

Thank you very much.
Dennis Kienzler
Bulgaria
Local time: 14:44
German translation:Prinz-Albert-Kette
Explanation:
nach Prinz Albert benannte Uhrenkette
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Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 13:44
Grading comment
Danke schön. Ich finde es tatsächlich meist als Albert-Kette, seltener als Doppel-Albert-Kette oder auch Single-Albert-Kette.
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4Prinz-Albert-Kette
Regina Eichstaedter


  

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albert chain
Prinz-Albert-Kette


Explanation:
nach Prinz Albert benannte Uhrenkette


    Reference: http://www.mikrolisk.de/show.php/214
    https://books.google.it/books?id=HJuyAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT116&lpg=PT116&dq=PRINz-ALBERT-KETTE&source=bl&ots=O8QenDaj2g&sig=ACfU3U0rq9RDFH1tE5UGCNgK
Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 13:44
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Danke schön. Ich finde es tatsächlich meist als Albert-Kette, seltener als Doppel-Albert-Kette oder auch Single-Albert-Kette.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hallo, vielen Dank für die Antwort und den Link. Ich glaube aber auch Axel D. hat Recht und es wird meist als Albert-Kette bzw. Doppel-Albert-Kette bezeichnet. Ich werde ersteres wählen.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Axel Dittmer: in deinem Link und auch sonst im Netz steht das aber ohne 'Prinz'. Doppel-Albert-Kette meistens
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