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Featured 9ct antique spectacles

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by charlie cheswick, Apr 13, 2022.

  1. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    found these in a house clearance shop, 3 pairs in an old spectacles box

    2 are marked 12Kt GF gold filled

    these test as 9ct or above (not marked), only tested them as they look like gold, still surprised though, didn't think there was such a thing as gold glasses !!

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  2. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    I have made glasses with 18K gold frames.Example of your frame...https://gem.app/product/vintage-french-10k-gold-filled-opera
     
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  3. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

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  4. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Very interesting, the 12ct gold filled ones passed the acid test as well, so guess they probably are filled

    Has made me question the acid test alltogether !!
     
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  5. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    You just didn't scratch enough to get to the base metal core.
     
  6. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    WHAT SCRATCH AWAY ALL THAT GOLD !!!! :);):kiss:
     
  7. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

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  8. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

    Many of the pince nez spectacles are solid gold. I found a pair, solid 18k with French marks, bought for $28 and sold for $600. Probably get twice that now.
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  9. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    I think the case is the clue to that pair mate !!! ;)

    But saying that, if you looked at the glasses themselves you wouldn't necessarily think 18ct gold !!
     
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  10. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Just worked out how to adjust mine, you pull on a spring

    Fit quite well, but know I've got a Victorians prescription headache
     
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  11. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    OOOOOH, maybe I'd better double check a couple pair I have!!!!!!!!!!:happy::happy::happy: But I don't have a case, either....
     
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  12. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Check behind the nose piece aqui ;)
     
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  13. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    I’ve got several pairs and they are all gold filled.I live in hope of finding solid gold ones but the GF ones still sell quite well.
     
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  14. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    I have probably a dozen pair and all are gold filled.
     
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  15. George Chaney

    George Chaney Well-Known Member

    I came across an old Benjamin Franklin style pair of spectacles. They were not marked but xlr'd at 9kt, acid tested at 9Kt and there was a damaged area at the screw that gouged out about half the metal thickness and they were clearly solid gold as my gold buyer would attest :)

    Sometimes you just never know on the antique bits.
     
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