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<p>[QUOTE="PepperAnna, post: 4498476, member: 17332"]The ivory brooch will look wonderful when it is cleaned. I don't soak pieces for very long, only a couple minutes, in tepid water. a very soft toothbrush is essential, as Bronwen says. I wish I could find pieces like that in the US, but alas, only in antique stores where the prices are outrageous. </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing on my bucket list is to spend a month in the UK just enjoying rummaging in charity shops, yard sales, boot sales, etc., taking in the scenery and going to museums. My idea of heaven. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I hope to do that next year. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PepperAnna, post: 4498476, member: 17332"]The ivory brooch will look wonderful when it is cleaned. I don't soak pieces for very long, only a couple minutes, in tepid water. a very soft toothbrush is essential, as Bronwen says. I wish I could find pieces like that in the US, but alas, only in antique stores where the prices are outrageous. One thing on my bucket list is to spend a month in the UK just enjoying rummaging in charity shops, yard sales, boot sales, etc., taking in the scenery and going to museums. My idea of heaven. :joyful: I hope to do that next year. :happy:[/QUOTE]
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