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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9570567, member: 2844&quot;]Nice earrings, Joan. A rather timeless style, which makes dating difficult.</p><p>Maisel&#039;s employed Native American silversmiths, so they&#039;re likely NA made.</p><p><br /></p><p>Screwbacks are still made for people who don&#039;t have pierced ears. Maybe not so much now, but very much so until the early 80s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Highly polished could mean later. Maisel&#039;s jewellery used mostly turquoise, but also other stones and even glass. Yours aren&#039;t glass though.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 3 is the number the site uses for that specific mark, it isn&#039;t known as such.</p><p>I haven&#039;t been able to find a timeline for Maisel&#039;s marks, but understand that this is one was used some time after 1950. Unfortunately I don&#039;t know how long after.</p><p>Maybe [USER=255]@reader[/USER] knows?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it is a French site, hence the name &#039;Amerindien&#039;, a French term for Native American, to distinguish NA Indian from &#039;Indien&#039;, original Indian. What&#039;s in a name.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>No harm in posting the link though:</p><p><a href="https://www.art-amerindien.com/hallmarks/3-southwest-indian-shop-trademarks.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.art-amerindien.com/hallmarks/3-southwest-indian-shop-trademarks.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.art-amerindien.com/hallmarks/3-southwest-indian-shop-trademarks.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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