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<p>[QUOTE="VintageKaren, post: 185336, member: 3173"]A lot depends on what type of jewelry you're looking for. For example if you're looking at brooches, the type of closure will give a clue as to its age. (Though some older pins may have been updated with a newer safety closure.) And the type of material it's made of may help you date it or tell you it's a fraud. For example if someone is selling a bakelite bracelet from the 1800s you know that's not true because bakelite wasn't invented until the early 1900s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="VintageKaren, post: 185336, member: 3173"]A lot depends on what type of jewelry you're looking for. For example if you're looking at brooches, the type of closure will give a clue as to its age. (Though some older pins may have been updated with a newer safety closure.) And the type of material it's made of may help you date it or tell you it's a fraud. For example if someone is selling a bakelite bracelet from the 1800s you know that's not true because bakelite wasn't invented until the early 1900s.[/QUOTE]
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