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<p>[QUOTE="spartcom5, post: 452651, member: 5213"]Quite possibly one of my best finds. I found this at an antique store for $20. I had never found anything at this store before but as I was peering through one of the cases amongst all of the silver and gold filled jewelry I saw this extreme yellow color. It stood out completely so I had to look at it. As I looked it over I saw some strange foreign marks and it was quite heavy. For $20 I was obviously going to buy it. Turns out the entire piece is 18k with French horse head markings. Used from 1838-1919. I assume my piece is from the early 1900s. The chain and hook weigh 13 grams. The cutter weighs a lot more but due to having the cutting mechanism, so I guess there is a few more grams of gold there. The initials on the cutter match the name on the loop. Very very good condition as well! He obviously cherished this piece quite a bit. Extremely proud of this piece! Unfortunately the makers mark on the cutter is to me unreadable. However maybe the name on the steel piece is the maker? P Clox?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]156888[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156882[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156883[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156884[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156885[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156886[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156887[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="spartcom5, post: 452651, member: 5213"]Quite possibly one of my best finds. I found this at an antique store for $20. I had never found anything at this store before but as I was peering through one of the cases amongst all of the silver and gold filled jewelry I saw this extreme yellow color. It stood out completely so I had to look at it. As I looked it over I saw some strange foreign marks and it was quite heavy. For $20 I was obviously going to buy it. Turns out the entire piece is 18k with French horse head markings. Used from 1838-1919. I assume my piece is from the early 1900s. The chain and hook weigh 13 grams. The cutter weighs a lot more but due to having the cutting mechanism, so I guess there is a few more grams of gold there. The initials on the cutter match the name on the loop. Very very good condition as well! He obviously cherished this piece quite a bit. Extremely proud of this piece! Unfortunately the makers mark on the cutter is to me unreadable. However maybe the name on the steel piece is the maker? P Clox? [ATTACH=full]156888[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156882[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156883[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156884[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156885[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156886[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156887[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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