Err... this is what I found: https://www.galvanizing.org.uk/hot-dip-galvanizing/history-of-galvanizing/ So I think it's basically early...
Thank you! :) I've been looking for a pair for ages, so I'm happy that I finally own one (even if they're a bit damaged). I paid less than I would...
I'll probably try that. I wonder if heating them would make them more malleable to bend...
@KSW Could that anchor pin be bakelite? Edit: Oops, too late.
Sorry for the poor picture. I didn't take it. I recently purchased this pair of Norblin & Co. candlesticks made in Russian occupied Warsaw....
Yours definitely looks senior to mine. I wonder if yours could be smoky quartz?
Is there such a thing? there is no blue undertone in it; that's a reflection from my computer.
That's such a weird coincidence. Post yours too!
Whoops, I thought this was the recent china thread I posted on before looking at the time stamp. Sorry, I meant that when I have an image that is...
Sorry to hijack this thread, but on the topic of garnets, I picked up this Victorian brooch recently and was confused by the stones. It's like the...
Those stones look like Bohemian garnets to me. I know that rock crystal lockets go for a premium, so this should do particularly well, in my opinion.
We love antique jewelry, so you've come to the right place. :) I've had luck emailing it to myself then saving the image to my computer. Or...
That's a fantastic necklace! (and I learned about a new thing by googling Blue John). How old is it, would you say?
Today's finds for 11 euros. I think the brooch (c-clasp and bar-hinge) is Vauxhall glass glass (the stones seem too big, bright, and reflective...
I'm glad I could be useful for once :) I get so much help on this forum, it's great to be able to answer a question in return.
I'm sure that @Bronwen will have some thoughts. :)
I'm awed by your thrift finds. I never have luck finding silver... Every time I pick up a silver piece (other than jewelry) at a flea market and...
I'm sorry for your loss, NinaNini. That's a beautiful necklace. I think the pink stones are probably glass (if not rose quartz), but the smaller...
Thank you. :) The seller had some other amazing buckles he was selling for 15-25 euros a piece. I think I'll go back there next month and see...
Thank you! I'll look into Gürtel jewelry. I won't lie--as expected, I had a paralyzing moment of self-doubt the moment I handed over my money to...
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