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<p>[QUOTE="Msalicia, post: 2197567, member: 13664"]That’s a beautiful heirloom. Your question about where to look for a mark can’t be specified with any certainty. I would say firstly it needs to be cleaned well. I say this because the safety pin is discolored as if an acid tested. Use a soft toothbrush with cleaner. This will enable you to look for the mark if there is one much easier. You need a good loupe. Good luck. I had the misfortune of a bad roommate in my 20’s and some of my heirlooms mysteriously disappeared. Treasure it. I think it would look great as a pendant. A good jeweler could add a folding ring to the back and make the safety pin detachable and reattached when desired. Or, If it were mine I might think about a recreation of a pendant with both the pin and safety sitting East to west or north to south with the crescent attached. That could still be worn as a pin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Msalicia, post: 2197567, member: 13664"]That’s a beautiful heirloom. Your question about where to look for a mark can’t be specified with any certainty. I would say firstly it needs to be cleaned well. I say this because the safety pin is discolored as if an acid tested. Use a soft toothbrush with cleaner. This will enable you to look for the mark if there is one much easier. You need a good loupe. Good luck. I had the misfortune of a bad roommate in my 20’s and some of my heirlooms mysteriously disappeared. Treasure it. I think it would look great as a pendant. A good jeweler could add a folding ring to the back and make the safety pin detachable and reattached when desired. Or, If it were mine I might think about a recreation of a pendant with both the pin and safety sitting East to west or north to south with the crescent attached. That could still be worn as a pin.[/QUOTE]
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