I say jet. I see none of the discoloration or wear on the links I would expect from a gutta perch type material & it is clearly not glass of any...
Well, it's old enough that the company was still Sears Roebuck, not just Sears.
The construction of the second one is very unusual. What does it look like open? Can't recall ever seeing this before. Clasp & hinge on the...
Hello, moda888. I'm not one of the pottery expert members, but I do know you have to be very careful about items said to be antiquities. How did...
If they're lava, they were deliberately made to look very crude. They photograph more like clay, but maybe larger grained material was used. For...
There is so much difference in the coloration of individuals of the same species, it's really impossible to know with any certainty which one has...
Dick Whittington's cat?
I've often seen a bell on a cat, but...
He was much better cast as Simon Templar than as James Bond, IMO.
Agree - the stones are labradorite.
Isn't she just? :hilarious::hilarious:
What the others have said. I see nothing here that can't be bought at a beading supply store (except the star bracelet) & stringing jobs all look...
Wish there were a way to click 'I hear you' instead of 'Like'. Other than the kind, supportive words of other members, there's nothing to like...
Definitely a worthy foremother of all the tacky pretty ladies to come later. Edwardian period is probably correct. I can't tell exactly which...
Can't tell you how many times I have half screamed I HATE BLACK STUFF! Let's not forget black lava while we're at it. Another clue can be what...
All of the above + number between the star & AL identifies the jeweller who made it, and CZ, when it's clean, actually has more flash & fire than...
Collar studs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detachable_collar
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Men used to wear detachable collars. Is this large enough to be a collar box?...
My mother died Saturday, April 15, 1995. The next day was Easter Sunday. In 2017, April 15 was a Saturday & the 16th was Easter. It happens,...
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