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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 579823, member: 106"]oh ... and unknown metal too (looks gold plated to me. not tested). I <i>think</i> that the stones are unfoiled glass ... they're NOT diamonds (that, I <u>do</u> know) It is <b>small</b> at under 6" circumference ... may have been shortened at some time because one of the links looks to have been cut, when all the rest are soldered shut.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've never seen a bracelet where the clasp looks as if it was meant to hold something like this one. It appears to have been well made, with prong set glass "stones" and even teeny tiny soldered beads on the 'male' part of the clasp to help hold it in the hollow ball. Would a child's 'dress-up' bracelet be made so nicely? Kind of why I think it may have been shortened. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the past, I've seen what were referred to as 'poison' bracelets - usually a cuff-type bracelet with a hollow hinged compartment on the upper side ... but this seems different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts about what this is or how old it may be? Has anyone seen a bracelet configured like this before? I've had it for about 6 months and can't figure out how to describe it to find another similar example ... so I come to you guys and gals for help.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]174497[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174498[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174499[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174500[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174502[/ATTACH] you can see the tiny 'beads' on the end of the part that is inserted into the ball</p><p>[ATTACH=full]174503[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174504[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174505[/ATTACH] Here's the one cut link</p><p>[ATTACH=full]174506[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 579823, member: 106"]oh ... and unknown metal too (looks gold plated to me. not tested). I [I]think[/I] that the stones are unfoiled glass ... they're NOT diamonds (that, I [U]do[/U] know) It is [B]small[/B] at under 6" circumference ... may have been shortened at some time because one of the links looks to have been cut, when all the rest are soldered shut. I've never seen a bracelet where the clasp looks as if it was meant to hold something like this one. It appears to have been well made, with prong set glass "stones" and even teeny tiny soldered beads on the 'male' part of the clasp to help hold it in the hollow ball. Would a child's 'dress-up' bracelet be made so nicely? Kind of why I think it may have been shortened. In the past, I've seen what were referred to as 'poison' bracelets - usually a cuff-type bracelet with a hollow hinged compartment on the upper side ... but this seems different. Any thoughts about what this is or how old it may be? Has anyone seen a bracelet configured like this before? I've had it for about 6 months and can't figure out how to describe it to find another similar example ... so I come to you guys and gals for help. [ATTACH=full]174497[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174498[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174499[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174500[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174502[/ATTACH] you can see the tiny 'beads' on the end of the part that is inserted into the ball [ATTACH=full]174503[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174504[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]174505[/ATTACH] Here's the one cut link [ATTACH=full]174506[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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