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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 433201, member: 5833"]Top side of tongue:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]151768[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Underside:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]151769[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Seen edge on it is quite fancy:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]151770[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Terrible pic, but this is mouth the tongue goes into. It has a little bead attached to the roof that snaps into the little hole on the top side of the tongue. The underside has a matching little hole, but does not seem to have a purpose. Maybe the tongue was clamped down for drilling, which then went through both sides.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]151771[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the things I like about Victorian jewellery is that it is more likely to fit my skinny wrists and scrawny neck. (On the other hand - this image is going to get weird - I don't have the bosom to support some of the cameos of the era. They can be massive.) This bracelet is only slightly too long, so not much problem with rolling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Floor is open. Comments? Questions?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 433201, member: 5833"]Top side of tongue: [ATTACH=full]151768[/ATTACH] Underside: [ATTACH=full]151769[/ATTACH] Seen edge on it is quite fancy: [ATTACH=full]151770[/ATTACH] Terrible pic, but this is mouth the tongue goes into. It has a little bead attached to the roof that snaps into the little hole on the top side of the tongue. The underside has a matching little hole, but does not seem to have a purpose. Maybe the tongue was clamped down for drilling, which then went through both sides. [ATTACH=full]151771[/ATTACH] One of the things I like about Victorian jewellery is that it is more likely to fit my skinny wrists and scrawny neck. (On the other hand - this image is going to get weird - I don't have the bosom to support some of the cameos of the era. They can be massive.) This bracelet is only slightly too long, so not much problem with rolling. Floor is open. Comments? Questions?[/QUOTE]
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