I found this not too long ago. Looked very strange as its fairly small (4 inches by 2 and 3/8 inch) and wasn't sure what it was. One thing...
I'm looking at the "stones" with a loop and at first though they look like iridescent glass but the drill hole line is serrated completely on each...
Thanks. Do you have any suggestions on what the stones may be?
I found this about five years ago. The right side is cut off because you cannot see the border. The back has thin pencil writing on it from...
I'm don't know much about jewelry but I'm thinking these are pearls. The stones test as stones rather than plastic on a inexpensive diamond...
I found this stickpin with a giant "pearl" on it. It looks real to me as it has some very thin cracks (not breaking it but just on the surface)...
According to Google "This required that a manufacturer put a quality stamp on his karat gold or silver items along with their hallmark." Why do...
Thanks. I'm looking for design styles, patterns, ways of displaying gems, how the metals look now, even smells (but I'll have to shop around for...
Thanks. The links were good enough. I never really looked at jewelry that was clearly identified as being before 1906.
Please don't accuse people of intentions they do not have.
It's all about the context of the question. I was asking about gold markings and so how to distinguish antique jewelry based on that. I do...
Sounds good in practice, but I've seen lots of nice thick gold plated jewelry with nice stones ruined by careless people just looking for gold.
Yes, I really did not want to hear an anti this or anti that. I was looking for a description of pre-1906 jewelry. I know there are so...
I am just looking at which items may pass a gold test, without having to deface it with acids. I really hate when people destroy a perfectly...
According to Google, "United States enacted the Gold and Silver Stamping Act in 1906." I'm thinking maybe Europe and the rest of the world did it...
Thanks every one for sharing. Those are wonderful swingset images. I like this one I found as it's kind of a different theme like you're seeing...
Have you seen variations on this theme before? [ATTACH]
Don't they look a little mysterious, even down to the cat? (or Chihuahua, or otter, or ???). Maybe all three are secret agents posing as campers.
Is that a pet otter on the seat besides them? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This photo puzzles me. I guess it has an exposure that let in a lot of light on a sunny day, but what about the equipment they have around them?...
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