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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;evelyb30, post: 465527, member: 36&quot;]That tube hinge is almost always Victorian, although I&#039;ve seen a few later ones on traditional pieces from Scandinavia and heard tell of some from India.&nbsp; Odds are that one&#039;s the real deal.&nbsp; The pin stem sticks out beyond the piece itself, and that says it&#039;s old too.&nbsp; How old...dunno.&nbsp; It could be 1880, 1860, or even earlier for all I&#039;d know.&nbsp; Does anyone know when malachite started being popular for jewelry?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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