That's interesting, too. I never heard of a key for a pocket watch. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Habes" <cathabes@cinci.rr.com> To: vtrutlan@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:49:04 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: Re: [VTRUT] News items, Jan. 9, 1866, Rutland Herald lol!  It is such an old-fashioned term, isn't it? I think in this case it means simple and unadorned in an elegant way.  No elaborate decoration. It wasn't even a watch.  He was given a key for winding a pocket watch.  It is just a tiny key but some of them were very elaborate.  My guess is that this was plain gold but had the Masonic symbol etched on the grip. ----- Original Message ----- From: <ladukes@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [VTRUT] News items, Jan. 9, 1866, Rutland Herald | Thanks, as always. I wonder what makes a watch "chaste"? Sharon List administrator VTRUTLAN-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VTRUTLAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message