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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 8424561, member: 76316"]I have 2 needs here, friends; first, I cannot find a mention of E. Billy II, or, for that matter, E. Billy, in my searching.... this may well have to do with my impatience and/or sloppy searching discipline. Second, you'll notice these aren't polished...'tho they were much brighter when they came to me, maybe 20 years ago. The excuse I'll offer is that I'm loath to use any chemistry usually employed on silver (pastes an' such) near the turquoise nuggets. They seem to be an unusually vivid color, which may be natural, but may be dyed. I don't wish to damage them, either way...so call upon your expertise to guide me forward in cleaning & polishing them.</p><p>The buckle is slightly larger than the conchos; 2.186" X 1.566" vs 1.961" X 1.409", so maybe ~15% larger. They have been on a non-descript narrow 'belt' but photos demanded a more compact grouping.</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, I'm grateful for your attendance to my little problems. Thanks for lookin'!</p><p>EDIT: Make that 10 plus a buckle, for 11...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]427368[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427369[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427370[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427371[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 8424561, member: 76316"]I have 2 needs here, friends; first, I cannot find a mention of E. Billy II, or, for that matter, E. Billy, in my searching.... this may well have to do with my impatience and/or sloppy searching discipline. Second, you'll notice these aren't polished...'tho they were much brighter when they came to me, maybe 20 years ago. The excuse I'll offer is that I'm loath to use any chemistry usually employed on silver (pastes an' such) near the turquoise nuggets. They seem to be an unusually vivid color, which may be natural, but may be dyed. I don't wish to damage them, either way...so call upon your expertise to guide me forward in cleaning & polishing them. The buckle is slightly larger than the conchos; 2.186" X 1.566" vs 1.961" X 1.409", so maybe ~15% larger. They have been on a non-descript narrow 'belt' but photos demanded a more compact grouping. As always, I'm grateful for your attendance to my little problems. Thanks for lookin'! EDIT: Make that 10 plus a buckle, for 11... [ATTACH=full]427368[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427369[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427370[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]427371[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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