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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 110778, member: 36"]I would have said garnet right off the bat; it's the wrong color for a ruby, but dead on for some garnets. Rubies are pinker; I'd have said almandine garnet, but you've got it in hand. I'd use a dry toothbrush to clean out some of the gunk. As for age. 1910-1915 is ground zero for those backward acting clasps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 110778, member: 36"]I would have said garnet right off the bat; it's the wrong color for a ruby, but dead on for some garnets. Rubies are pinker; I'd have said almandine garnet, but you've got it in hand. I'd use a dry toothbrush to clean out some of the gunk. As for age. 1910-1915 is ground zero for those backward acting clasps.[/QUOTE]
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