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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 229730, member: 106"]Hi Any Jewelry! I'll be following your thread for more info as I, too, have earrings with a similar catch that I asked about over a year ago. The only examples of this little hinged triangular catch that I have <u>seen</u> examples of were purportedly from Russia ... Like some shown here</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com.au/cln/greg_bunny/russian-rose-gold-earrings/73061943018" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com.au/cln/greg_bunny/russian-rose-gold-earrings/73061943018" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com.au/cln/greg_bunny/russian-rose-gold-earrings/73061943018</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Other members of the forum had seen them used on earrings from Egypt and Turkey. I hope you have better luck than I did on finding a definitive age (or origin) - yours have no marks either?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the thread: <a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/older-earrings-with-interesting-safely-catch.8064/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/older-earrings-with-interesting-safely-catch.8064/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/older-earrings-with-interesting-safely-catch.8064/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the earring's catch:</p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/p1090138-jpg.29496/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 229730, member: 106"]Hi Any Jewelry! I'll be following your thread for more info as I, too, have earrings with a similar catch that I asked about over a year ago. The only examples of this little hinged triangular catch that I have [U]seen[/U] examples of were purportedly from Russia ... Like some shown here [URL]http://www.ebay.com.au/cln/greg_bunny/russian-rose-gold-earrings/73061943018[/URL] Other members of the forum had seen them used on earrings from Egypt and Turkey. I hope you have better luck than I did on finding a definitive age (or origin) - yours have no marks either? Here's the thread: [URL]https://www.antiquers.com/threads/older-earrings-with-interesting-safely-catch.8064/[/URL] Here's the earring's catch: [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/p1090138-jpg.29496/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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