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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9447028, member: 5833"]Shell cameos in Whitby jet frames are plentiful, especially conch shell ones. The pin/black combo must have had a vogue, or perhaps it was because conch shell cameos generally have a flat back, so they sit more firmly & can be glued in more securely than curved helmet shell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a great helmet shell cameo of Hercules, poorly jammed into a jet mount:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]439319[/ATTACH]</p><p>My impression is that cameos had to be made to fit the jet frame, not the other way around.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9447028, member: 5833"]Shell cameos in Whitby jet frames are plentiful, especially conch shell ones. The pin/black combo must have had a vogue, or perhaps it was because conch shell cameos generally have a flat back, so they sit more firmly & can be glued in more securely than curved helmet shell. Here's a great helmet shell cameo of Hercules, poorly jammed into a jet mount: [ATTACH=full]439319[/ATTACH] My impression is that cameos had to be made to fit the jet frame, not the other way around.[/QUOTE]
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