Any old cheap diamond tester will tell you if they're glass. On mine, one bar or no bars is glass. A ZING to the top is a diamond. Anything...
One guess, it's a size "which leg fits into this thing again"? Kind of like the cool shoes I found today, all size 1 toe.
Jackpot.
Yip! I've never even seen gutta percha jewelry in person, forget finding a piece in the junk bin!
Pretty much what I was thinking. They made a ton of jewelry with mock heraldic symbols on it, and the plates go with that design trend.
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My first thought was vulcanite too. It's made of hard rubber and turns brownish like that with age.
Just as long as he gutted and skinned them first ... and is making burgoo! Today I found a way to burn expensive gasoline. Got a twin-sized...
I've seen black glass pieces turn purple (aka black amethyst glass) when I did that, but not orange. That last one is a watch fob, and those were...
Her mother more like; my grandmother at least one slip about that age and similar construction. Grandma was born in 1896. I can see why those...
Aka quilt bait at some point, if you can find a quilter willing to take on the task. About all they're good for now unless they're pre-1960.
Thanks for trying. I've seen some wet plate images from even earlier that were crystal clear from a hundred feet further out. This one was a...
I saw what was clearly a punch mark, but couldn't see it well enough to know of it was French, Portuguese or German or what. Figured about 6 to 7...
Never seen one like that before.
Is he a koala, a panda, or a bear? The world may never know. Cute little sucker anyway.
Welcome! We need Italian speakers, instead of good guessers.
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