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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 583755, member: 36"]Light blue vitrail rhinestones - most definitely post-1954. The clear stones with the AB finish are the ones you think of, but they also make them to this day with a base color. </p><p><br /></p><p>To clean the top brooch, don't get it wet. The stones are dark enough as it is; rhinestones hate water. The dark color of the metal is the color it's supposed to be, or at least it's the color it is now. The gold appears to be gone. If there's any green on there, apply ketchup and wait a while. Wipe off with a damp cloth. It'll get rid of the green and stop deterioration.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 583755, member: 36"]Light blue vitrail rhinestones - most definitely post-1954. The clear stones with the AB finish are the ones you think of, but they also make them to this day with a base color. To clean the top brooch, don't get it wet. The stones are dark enough as it is; rhinestones hate water. The dark color of the metal is the color it's supposed to be, or at least it's the color it is now. The gold appears to be gone. If there's any green on there, apply ketchup and wait a while. Wipe off with a damp cloth. It'll get rid of the green and stop deterioration.[/QUOTE]
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