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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 4233638, member: 8708"]I love those old Stanhope viewers. Was only £2 as I don’t think they realised what it was. The coral is my favourite- it’s in a silver mounts and yes, does look deco. It’s only a small size and has been made smaller with the addition of an inner band which obscures any marks.</p><p>The red stone one is definitely base metal. The stone tests as Rubellite which is tourmaline I think? I may be wrong as I’m not great at gem ID. I suspect low grade, maybe something dyed?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 4233638, member: 8708"]I love those old Stanhope viewers. Was only £2 as I don’t think they realised what it was. The coral is my favourite- it’s in a silver mounts and yes, does look deco. It’s only a small size and has been made smaller with the addition of an inner band which obscures any marks. The red stone one is definitely base metal. The stone tests as Rubellite which is tourmaline I think? I may be wrong as I’m not great at gem ID. I suspect low grade, maybe something dyed?[/QUOTE]
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