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<p>[QUOTE="awlambs, post: 3607561, member: 18581"]Hi there! Like the title says, I found two necklaces while cleaning out the ash pit of my house (built in 1892). Most of the other objects I found were from the 20s-40s. My family has lived here since 1999 and it definitely isn't ours. I've had people elsewhere online say it could be from the 90s and a jeweler told me she thought it was Victorian. The jeweler also advised that I use Tarn-x to clean it and that soaking it "couldn't hurt it" but I think that may have been wrong <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> The first four pics are necklace #1, front, back, closeup of clasp, and then after cleaning. The last pic is the other necklace I found, which is opera length. I think the pinkish-purple stones are amethyst, but what's the white ball? Unfortunately it's cracked down the middle and will need to be replaced.</p><p><br /></p><p>The clasps are spring ring, but aren't hollow. The spring doesn't go into the opposite side, I mean. There are no maker's marks anywhere from what I can tell. The blue "stone" feels like glass to me, as well. Any information would be very appreciated, and advice on what to do next would be as well!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]307322[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]307326[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]307324[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]307325[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]307323[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="awlambs, post: 3607561, member: 18581"]Hi there! Like the title says, I found two necklaces while cleaning out the ash pit of my house (built in 1892). Most of the other objects I found were from the 20s-40s. My family has lived here since 1999 and it definitely isn't ours. I've had people elsewhere online say it could be from the 90s and a jeweler told me she thought it was Victorian. The jeweler also advised that I use Tarn-x to clean it and that soaking it "couldn't hurt it" but I think that may have been wrong :) The first four pics are necklace #1, front, back, closeup of clasp, and then after cleaning. The last pic is the other necklace I found, which is opera length. I think the pinkish-purple stones are amethyst, but what's the white ball? Unfortunately it's cracked down the middle and will need to be replaced. The clasps are spring ring, but aren't hollow. The spring doesn't go into the opposite side, I mean. There are no maker's marks anywhere from what I can tell. The blue "stone" feels like glass to me, as well. Any information would be very appreciated, and advice on what to do next would be as well! [ATTACH=full]307322[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]307326[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]307324[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]307325[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]307323[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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