I really appreciate your demonstration AJ. I'm going to try that with the necklace in my 3rd photo and also some other necklaces and prayer beads...
I decided to cut the string on the first necklace and see if a bead floats in warm salt water, which it doesn't, so Any Jewelry is right about it...
Now I'm confused about faceted amber beads always being facet-cut, not pressed. The necklace shown below is the one I tested using the leftover...
I bought this necklace recently for $5 at an antique show and am trying to figure out if the beads are dyed amber or bakelite. I rubbed a q-tip...
1968-1977. My husband left active duty after the Vietnam war, then spent a year or two in the reserves. He wanted to be a pilot, but discovered...
It seems like the box was about an inch thick....I sometimes wish I had saved a few, but they were like business cards with name only -- nothing...
Probably. I was also given a thick hard cover book on proper etiquette for military spouses. There are many formal ceremonies that have various...
This is just some unnecessary information, but even as late as the 1960s-70s, U.S. Navy officers' wives had to have calling cards printed to leave...
Oops, I thought I deleted my post with the link to the Rubylane listing because I found that the Kalevala website includes the company history.
I looked at other Jewelmint pieces, and it looks like some of their pieces are copies of vintage jewelry. Maybe they made a mold from an original...
I wonder if something fishy is going on with Jewelmint. Here's a listing on Rubylane that includes a history of Kalevala Jewelry. Thank you....
I have what looks like the same bronze necklace that's signed "kk" (Kalevala Koru) made in Finland (estimated 1970s), and wonder if someone just...
Thank you for the link...interesting and informative.
Let me know if I should not be piggybacking on this post, but I've been curious about some prayer beads I've acquired over the past few years...
I discovered that I'd need to open an account at Ruby Lane in order to send a message to Cathy Gordon, which I decided not to do -- at least for now.
Thank you so much for the lead...I will check it out and let you know if I get a response.
I bought them over time at thrift stores and estate sales, and maybe 2 or 3 from antique shops. Do you know any online Haskell experts who...
Here's another necklace that I forgot to include above. I've seen similar necklaces attributed to Miriam Haskell, but nothing exactly like this...
Thanks for clarifying.
I appreciate your comment on the photos. Miriam Haskell did use bamboo, wood, seed pods, nuts, and other organic materials especially during WWII;...
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