I thought it was clean living and fancy footwork :smuggrin:
You may have to take it to a jeweler rather than clock repair shop. Good luck and please let us know what you find out :)
I know, I was being silly :D
Tarnex and the like :zombie:
Kinda reminds me of a time about 20 years ago when DH and I were on vacation. We stopped in Portsmouth, NH on a Sunday morning and walked around...
Sir Gawain :rolleyes:
I love reading historical fiction, lately I have been reading a lot of books set in England during the period from WW1 through WW2. I was thinking...
And are made better than a lot of new items!!!!! I know, I'm preaching to the choir ;)
My gut tells me gold filled and garnets. Usually when I find an older piece like that with a closed back it turns out to be gold filled. When...
Their prices are crazy!!! This year I was interviewed by a local paper about and antique show I was doing and I said "We are in the biggest...
If you are going to be buying gem stones you may want to think about buying a gem tester. However - a gem tester will not be able to distinguish...
A search at chataboutdg for "3 and toed" turned up this for #1 :) https://chataboutdg.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=8962&mode=search
Please do not use silver dips or the baking soda in aluminum as listed above. Both are harsh and leave a whitish rather than polished finish....
@Marko, do you know anyone with a gem tester?
Do you have a gem tester?
A Q-tip with silver polish may help with the 2nd mark :)
I went to a professionally run estate sale today, a local person's "barn sale" and a neighborhood sale with 11 residents participating... And...
I restring necklaces and replace missing rhinestones. I took a college level course in making jewelry to try to learn some basic repair...
Have you tested the stones?
I can't sell silver plate to save my life, great for those of you who can :D
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