Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities 1550-1820. Originally published by University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, 2007.
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Nancy Cox. Karin Dannehl, 'Squirrel chain - Squirrel chain', in Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities 1550-1820, (Wolverhampton, 2007) pp. . British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/traded-goods-dictionary/1550-1820/squirrel-chain-squirrel-chain [accessed 19 May 2024].
Nancy Cox. Karin Dannehl. "Squirrel chain - Squirrel chain", in Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities 1550-1820, (Wolverhampton, 2007) . British History Online, accessed May 19, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/traded-goods-dictionary/1550-1820/squirrel-chain-squirrel-chain.
Cox, Nancy. Dannehl, Karin. "Squirrel chain - Squirrel chain", Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities 1550-1820, (Wolverhampton, 2007). . British History Online. Web. 19 May 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/traded-goods-dictionary/1550-1820/squirrel-chain-squirrel-chain.
Squirrel chain
[squirrel-chain]
Squirrel chain is a term not found in the dictionaries and only once in the Dictionary Archive among a list of knick-knacks and TOYs [Tradecards (1698)]. Probably it was similar to a WATCH CHAIN or SCISSORS CHAIN, being decorative, but suitable for keeping small items of value or use safe when carrying them on ones person.
Not found in the OED online
Sources: Tradecards.