North Carolina rubies are nothing like the African rubies in the link,unless you get them from "salted" mines in the Franklin,N.C. area.
I don't see anything in the photos that suggest rubies,best that can be said about them is industrial grade corundum.Crush them to dust and make...
Another piece with dove tail seams.
Could be a simple answer.... government contract to make the badges,state area left blank to be marked in whatever state they were sent to.
It is not fake unless it has been acid tested or machine tested.14K Italy 585 has been used by known makers,but it has also been used for...
It looks like it was cast,alphabet stamps have been around for a long time and many people have used them.Available from auto supply stores,metal...
Sea turtles,probably tourist item from the Caribbean.
Carved since before Victorian times,OP's is solid white opal and there are some glued to onyx,etc. backs....
opal,seems to have moderate crazing.
Dove tail seam,still used in many countries.
Look it's an Ojibwe name which does share language influences with Cree.You can search the name and family history of Longpeter throughout Canada...
hand crank dough maker/mixer
looks like bone
vulcanite ?
They are not puka shells, the OP's have been shaped by humans.
https://www.yamaha.com/en/musical_instrument_guide/flute/mechanism/mechanism004.html
Pendant looks like pyrite
I wonder why the bead holes are at a different location than the thousands online?
There are pieces which have had an oxidizer applied when made and can deteriorate after to other colors.........
I believe they are called Capiz Seashells.
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