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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 4218270, member: 5833&quot;]You really do not have to worry much about gold or gemstones.&nbsp; Scratching, denting &amp; chipping are the dangers for them, so don&#039;t bang them around.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to the considerations for the care of gold, silver is very reactive with the environment &amp; tarnishes pretty easily.&nbsp; I would be interested to hear how others deal with silver.&nbsp; Polish to original look, leave in tarnished state, something in between?&nbsp; Anyone keep silver jewellery in an anti-tarnish bag of the type made for silver flatware?</p><p><br /></p><p>Pearls obviously need to be guarded from harder materials that could scratch them.&nbsp; They also need to be protected from things like perfume.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do think you are being overly concerned about the material used for fuzzy linings.&nbsp; I think sometimes people give exacting specifications for how to take care of things just to make themselves sound like experts.</p><p><br /></p><p>The boxes I have are just ones that have come my way in years of collecting cameos.&nbsp; I imagine they are all made in China these days with little or no difference between brands.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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