Thank you so much, Any Jewelry, for all your comments and information. The "Navajo?" necklace you found looks almost identical except for better...
Thanks, Hollyblue, good to know. Glad I only paid $6 for it.
Thanks, @Hollyblue, for pointing out the solder. I didn't want to scrape the rounded sides of the beads since the seam wore down more then I...
I decided to start a new thread with photos. Here's a link:...
I decided to start a new thread on my problems testing silver (will add a link to the other thread since I said I'd post photos after I found a...
Thank you, @evelyb30 and others who've helped...I found an unglazed, or maybe matte glazed, whitish floor tile and a bisque trinket box to try...
Thank you, AJ, for the tip about looking at the acid drop from the side. The first couple of times I squeezed a drop on the black tile it didn't...
Thank you Hollyblue. I should have thought of that since it seems like such an obvious solution. I'll post photos after I find a tile.
Evelyb30 is right that my old 18k acid did its job. I learned from others here that 18K acid is a good substitute for silver testing acid because...
Thanks, Lucille.
I've been trying to test some unmarked and marked silver jewelry that I've had for years...trying to label things for future selling. A few days...
Thank you, Any Jewelry. I had never heard of the brand, but now have a greater appreciation for the brooch. I think it's the only piece of silver...
Thank you so much Lucille and Mirana for answering my question so quickly. After reading through the two links you provided, Mirana, I'm sure the...
I've spent waaaay too much time trying to find out who made this rather modest silver flower? pin (probably 1960s or thereabouts). I'm hoping...
Yes, it's not magnetic.
I should measure the space and keep a slide gauge in my purse just in case.
Thank you so much, @Kaiserpoo, for the translation and the probable maker. I looked at the website and read the interesting history of Fook's...
Unfortunately all I have are some dull/clear flat-back rhinestones that are a little too large. I've thought of taking out the remaining...
Thank you @evelyb30 for mentioning chrysoprase being a hot stone in the Depression era. I have an art deco pin that I always wondered about, so I...
Thank you, @Any Jewelry. I found a similar bar link necklace (platinum) that sold on eBay and had a link next to the spring ring clasp that...
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