Medal

[Lola5]

Could the last C stand for Champion?

[Guy Etchells]

Was there a family connection to Southern California, you mention emigrating to Nova Scotia, perhaps they moved on, and religious beliefs, was there a reason for emigrating?
For example LSSSC could stand for Lutheran Social Services Southern California just a wild guess but you may have more information to help piece things together.
Cheers
Guy

[Eyesee]

Could it be something to do with the National Telephone Company that he appears to be working for in 1901 census.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Telephone_Company

Ian C

[ShaunJ]

Lutheran Social Services Southern California

Founded in 1944...a little too late for this medal!

[Lola5]

Is it something connected to Scotland...hence the thistle heads?

[Drayke]

Hallmark is Anchor, Lion and C which means made in Birmingham in 1902 Stirling Silver which lines up with the date engraved.

Makers mark is more difficult. Only one I can see on silvercollection.it that is similar is A Sydenham (B).

As to the item itself and what it is, it is a silver fob that is attached to a fob watch chain.

A similar one to yours as well as with similar hallmarks except makers mark can be seen here: https://www.gentlemanjacques.com/shop/antique-silver-gold-mens-accessories/silver-fob-1902-birmingham/

Whether the makers mark of yours is the same person as the one in the above link, I am unsure however both are Sydenham so it could be the same person and changed the maker mark design that year.

The number series on the back is more than likely an issuing number so could suggest a club of some sort.

[Rosinish]

No help but an observation...

The example on the link posted by Drayke, rather than the Scottish Thistle it has the Irish Clover, not sure what difference if any it may mean in terms of who may have owned one.

Could there be other examples which may relate to some sort of competition involving Scotland, England, Ireland & Wales 

Annie

[Shutterbug2809]

there is no connection to California or Scotland in this family .. their last residence in England was at #4 Hampton Court, King's Lynn .. my grandmother, two of her siblings and their parents emigrated to Nova Scotia in 1916 .. the eldest daughter came over about five years later .. two other siblings died at a very young age (before 1900) and the eldest boy stayed in England and lived in Hitchin, Hertfordshire after his marriage during WWI .. I would love to know more about this family and where this medal came from.  I am not aware if they belonged to any clubs or organizations

[arthurk]

Looking at the picture again, it appears that the part with thistles etc might possibly be a stock item, with the central disc with the initials attached to it. Is this a trick of the photo, or is it really like that?

The mention of Kings Lynn gives me an idea. How about something like Lynn Seamen's Sickness Savings Club, with the dates showing when he'd paid his subs for? With that on his watch chain, if he was taken ill he might be able to get treated straight away, without any enquiries as to whether he could afford it. Just a thought... (I've no idea if there was such a club, but there were friendly societies and others which covered their members' medical bills.)