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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 10555096, member: 36"]Mourning jewelry is a bit of a problem. The real kind is 19th century or even earlier. It was made of black materials and worn to commemorate a person, or maybe even an event. Queen Victoria made it more of a fashionable item, but it was still black and of the era. Your ring was a fashion item, meant for pretty. Onyx and diamond rings were still made into the 1970s, come to think. </p><p><br /></p><p>Flip rings...are fun to look for but difficult to find. They do turn up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 10555096, member: 36"]Mourning jewelry is a bit of a problem. The real kind is 19th century or even earlier. It was made of black materials and worn to commemorate a person, or maybe even an event. Queen Victoria made it more of a fashionable item, but it was still black and of the era. Your ring was a fashion item, meant for pretty. Onyx and diamond rings were still made into the 1970s, come to think. Flip rings...are fun to look for but difficult to find. They do turn up.[/QUOTE]
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