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Offline Anne

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Dating earrings
« on: April 15, 2008, 02:33:31 AM »
This pair of earrings have screw fittings rather than clips or wires.  Any suggestions as to how old they may be or where they may originate?
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Re: Dating earrings
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2008, 06:32:44 PM »
The findings website I posted in another topic tells me that screw fittings like these were patented around 1894 - much earlier than I'd thought for that fitting.  [Source: http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/JewelChatFindings.html]
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Re: Dating earrings
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2008, 07:13:52 PM »
Are they brass? They look very Art Nouveau
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Re: Dating earrings
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2008, 08:19:38 PM »
Not sure what they are but I don't think they are brass. Definitely a goldie coloured metal but that's as far as I can tell so far Christine. ::)
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