Most questions on early plastics are How Can I Test For Bakelite? What Are Some Differences Between the Plastics? When Was It First Produced? In this guide I will give some information on the history of early...
This is a guide for buying and collecting Bulova Accutron watches - the world’s first tuning fork watch. Created in the 1960’s and 1970’s, they are now highly prized world-wide by watch collectors. While...
TESTING FOR BAKELITE; SOME Thermo Plastic Bakelite tests easily / Some does not, but they are still what we consider Bakelite today.The MOST conclusive test of what WE call Bakelite TODAY is to Cut it with a...
The Brilliant Polish of a Tungsten Ring What is Tungsten? Tungsten is a very hard and dense metal symbolized by a W or number 74 on the periodic elements table that is extracted from Wolframite ore....
Beads have been around for a LONG time. They have been made from many different substances including clay, paper, metals, bone, shells, porcelain, wood, ivory, gemstones and glass. Bead making is a highly...
La Tausca Pearls La Tausca Pearls was a trade name for high quality faux pearls used by three different companies: Maurice J. Karpeles, L. Heller Son Inc and Martin Low Taussig, Providence RI. This trade...
Rhinestones have been around for centuries being cut and finished by hand which was a very timely process. The name rhinestone orignated from pieces of crystal (glass) found in Austria's Rhine River.Around...
When Was My Jewelry Made?The term patent refers to a grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.Each...
What are "Clarity Enhanced" diamonds? Clarity enhanced diamonds are stones that, more than often are diamonds that "had" eye visible imperfections, and being that none wants a diamond with...
Please remember to rate my guide when you are finished. Thank you, ShinyPrettyThings2. The Victorian era covers such a long period of time that many styles are covered in the one name, "Victorian"....