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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barn Owl, post: 460433, member: 4864&quot;]I have a strange compassion for broken pieces of jewelry. I feel like when a piece of jewelry shows wear, it tells a story (or at least allows me to invent one in my head). Also, I want to learn how to repair and repurpose pieces of jewelry.</p><p><br /></p><p>I picked up this Victorian brooch for 50 cents today. As you can see, part of the gilding has flaked away to expose the brown (resin?) surface below. The pin is also absent. Is there a way to repair the gilding to hide the flaw and replace the pin? Am I the only one who likes to buy worthless things?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]158548[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]158549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]158550[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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