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<p>[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 185383, member: 85"]Go to the library and some books on jewelry. Warman's is a good one for breaking down jewelry by time period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Choose an area you like, be it brooches, bakelite, gold, silver or just anything that strikes your fancy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't start with on line buying. Go to antiques stores, jewelers that deal in estate jewelry, antique shows. Look at different types, handle it, get to know what the differences are.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you insist on being an acid tester, do it where it can't be seen. Can't tell you how many good pieces of jewelry I have seen ruined, because people didn't know what they were handling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 185383, member: 85"]Go to the library and some books on jewelry. Warman's is a good one for breaking down jewelry by time period. Choose an area you like, be it brooches, bakelite, gold, silver or just anything that strikes your fancy. Don't start with on line buying. Go to antiques stores, jewelers that deal in estate jewelry, antique shows. Look at different types, handle it, get to know what the differences are. If you insist on being an acid tester, do it where it can't be seen. Can't tell you how many good pieces of jewelry I have seen ruined, because people didn't know what they were handling.[/QUOTE]
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