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<p>[QUOTE="FunkeysFinds, post: 179130, member: 83"]Getting back to contributing 'Finds' to this thread after a long absence... I am one of those pickers who is very patient and goes slowly, looking at literally everything and am often surprised. I am amazed at the same pickers I recognize that zoom (literally) by me in 2-3 minutes and haven't looked at anything. After they zoom away, I've found some great items. I know we all have different ways of pickin' though... </p><p><br /></p><p>This is from my favorite TS. I've gotten gold, sterling, pearls, bakelite, antiques, autographed items... you name-it... my favorite store for a reason. That is the actual price tag. </p><p><br /></p><p>The pin is gold with seed pearls and I believe the blue stones are turquoise. I am crazy about the antique box though. The box dates to roughly 1899-1900. Here is some history I found online:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=YXQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA6-PA22&lpg=RA6-PA22&dq=schweiger+augusta+ga+jewelry&source=bl&ots=QhUJlSO6xo&sig=8krKTJelUXrAmgwx00S9fp3-fKk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2ta2Vg7XPAhUJMyYKHZSiBVwQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=schweiger%20augusta%20ga%20jewelry&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=YXQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA6-PA22&lpg=RA6-PA22&dq=schweiger+augusta+ga+jewelry&source=bl&ots=QhUJlSO6xo&sig=8krKTJelUXrAmgwx00S9fp3-fKk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2ta2Vg7XPAhUJMyYKHZSiBVwQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=schweiger%20augusta%20ga%20jewelry&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=YXQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA6-PA22&lpg=RA6-PA22&dq=schweiger+augusta+ga+jewelry&source=bl&ots=QhUJlSO6xo&sig=8krKTJelUXrAmgwx00S9fp3-fKk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2ta2Vg7XPAhUJMyYKHZSiBVwQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=schweiger augusta ga jewelry&f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/IMG_20160929_101439919_HDR.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/IMG_20160929_101527073.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/IMG_20160929_101619649.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Have a good day ya'll...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FunkeysFinds, post: 179130, member: 83"]Getting back to contributing 'Finds' to this thread after a long absence... I am one of those pickers who is very patient and goes slowly, looking at literally everything and am often surprised. I am amazed at the same pickers I recognize that zoom (literally) by me in 2-3 minutes and haven't looked at anything. After they zoom away, I've found some great items. I know we all have different ways of pickin' though... This is from my favorite TS. I've gotten gold, sterling, pearls, bakelite, antiques, autographed items... you name-it... my favorite store for a reason. That is the actual price tag. The pin is gold with seed pearls and I believe the blue stones are turquoise. I am crazy about the antique box though. The box dates to roughly 1899-1900. Here is some history I found online: [URL]https://books.google.com/books?id=YXQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA6-PA22&lpg=RA6-PA22&dq=schweiger+augusta+ga+jewelry&source=bl&ots=QhUJlSO6xo&sig=8krKTJelUXrAmgwx00S9fp3-fKk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2ta2Vg7XPAhUJMyYKHZSiBVwQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=schweiger%20augusta%20ga%20jewelry&f=false[/URL] [IMG]http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/IMG_20160929_101439919_HDR.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/IMG_20160929_101527073.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/IMG_20160929_101619649.jpg[/IMG] Have a good day ya'll...[/QUOTE]
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