I've shipped stuff to a couple of different countries on behalf of Santa.
Somebody recognized it.
And then we wake up to the cat barfing in our slippers...
Just in case. I think I'm seeing paint on the bracelet. Do NOT test on painted side of pieces; it takes the paint off.
Someone had fun building that. It looks like pieces from a 30s car combined with later bicycle bits. Two-wheel gearheads would love to see it.
BINGO! Hardstone for a costume price - hard to argue with that!
Another vote for the O. Somebody wore this early and often.
Is that a piece of conch shell rather than coral? I'm not seeing coral.
Can we see the rest of the ring? Usually an odd shaped piece of turquoise makes me think Navajo; they tend to polish the rocks up and leave the...
Sure looks like it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Armed_Forces_Badge_for_Military_Proficiency
I'm not convinced it's American. It doesn't have that backwards whirling log design, so it's not Nazi... or I hope it's not. WWII Victory piece...
It looks like both are at least partly bakelite. Have you tested with the pink paste silver polish or baking soda yet? Silver polish works, but...
I was thinking lizard too, but still don't know which.
I don't want to mess with it if I'm going to sell it. OTOH it might be here for eternity. I collect slide rule jewelry too when I find some....
Hope so. It helps to be able to identify the makers.
It went out this morning to line up to get a number at an estate sale ... the numbers went out at 8AM. I'm dead. There was "only a little...
Linseed oil is a big mistake; linseed oil will make it turn dark and will crack what's left of the original finish sooner or later. I'd just dust...
Dollars (or pounds) to donuts it had a matching stand at some point. It probably met the same fate as the vase a long time ago. I've seen Bretby...
That one with the blue enamel....yum, yum.
https://www.langantiques.com/edwardian-style-diamond-bib-necklace.html I'll take one of these if you have one hanging around and want to dump...
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