A nice little sterling souvenir pin, I see them once in a while. Not very special but cute :)
If the converter is shorter than the pin stem you can thread beads on the pin stem either side of the converter so it stays in the center. As...
It is not marked for silver, have you had it tested? It could be alpaca especially with the, sorry to say, poor quality stone. My feeling is it is...
Love that malachite egg!!!
They are lovely and in very good shape. If you like them and the price is reasonable then go for it :)
Search eBay for necklace converter and you will find things like this... [ATTACH]
Ashley, try the tooth tap test, yes, I am serious! Tap a piece of glass on your front teeth, tap a piece of plastic, you will be able to tell the...
I can’t help here, but I just wanted to say, that is one lovely watch pin :)
I agree, bone :)
When I saw it I thought maybe it's what's left of a pin assembly, long ago broken off.
LOVE KSW's brooch :)
Yes, in the world of glass there is milk glass and there is milk glass. But as Lucille said, in costume jewelry things are less involved :)
Milk glass is simply white glass, so yes, I would call it milk glass.
These look like costume clip earrings set with glass. If they were silver they would be marked as such and there wouldn’t be marked with patent...
Mr. Nate does it again :shame:
Did someone file that poor thing right in the middle of his forehead to test for gold?????????
The Wellfleet flea is not what is was years ago unfortunately. Fortunately for me, it is the next town over so it is very easy for me to get...
I don't sell at those markets, but I do shop at one. The Wednesday flea in Sandwich is a dealers picker market, especially early in the season. If...
@KSW, looks to me based on some of your questions you need a gem tester. Garnets and rock crystal would be an easy ID with a tester :)
The lobster claw clasp is very new :)
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