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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 1675893, member: 36"]No surprises this one missed getting marked; that's one old locket. If I were taking a wild guess I'd say circa 1870, but the construction has me wondering if it's not even older. Usually the ones with glass in them were meant to hold a lock of hair. </p><p><br /></p><p>It may be rolled gold instead of solid 15k, and that would explain the lack of a mark. The Victorians made pieces so well they sometimes fool gold testing kits. I'd also bet good money the bird in the center is silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 1675893, member: 36"]No surprises this one missed getting marked; that's one old locket. If I were taking a wild guess I'd say circa 1870, but the construction has me wondering if it's not even older. Usually the ones with glass in them were meant to hold a lock of hair. It may be rolled gold instead of solid 15k, and that would explain the lack of a mark. The Victorians made pieces so well they sometimes fool gold testing kits. I'd also bet good money the bird in the center is silver.[/QUOTE]
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