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A Find at Home - Ladies locket
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Posted : Monday, 18 August 2014 3:30:26 PM(UTC)
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My first real find out of my own garden. Think its silver glass broken. Have no idea of age. Going to try uploading a photo.
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Posted : Tuesday, 18 November 2014 3:37:10 PM(UTC)
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Nice. Has the hinge broken or corroded?
Is the photo inside visible at all (or degraded)?
Treasure/coins: $1
Other artifacts: 1888 button
Lead: 914g
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Posted : Tuesday, 18 November 2014 5:24:28 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: snowdrop Go to Quoted Post
My first real find out of my own garden. Think its silver glass broken. Have no idea of age. Going to try uploading a photo.


Great find Snow drop.
Any hallmarks or 925 stamp on it?


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Posted : Tuesday, 18 November 2014 7:41:45 PM(UTC)
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Thanks for your interest. Catch broken. In fact just in two bits with a small ring which I imagine would have he'd photo inside. Can't see any markings. In fact too scared to do too much with it, as I haven't had s lot of luck cleanings finds.
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Posted : Tuesday, 18 November 2014 8:03:32 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: snowdrop Go to Quoted Post
Thanks for your interest. Catch broken. In fact just in two bits with a small ring which I imagine would have he'd photo inside. Can't see any markings. In fact too scared to do too much with it, as I haven't had s lot of luck cleanings finds.


A good start is just warm water with dishwash and an old toothbrush.
Then a soak in white vinegar cant do much harm usually. Got a feeling
you will find it is copper judging by the colour of the lid. If the vinegar turns
light blue that would confirm it.

Good luck.

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Posted : Tuesday, 18 November 2014 10:57:30 PM(UTC)
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Congrats on a sweet find there snowdrop. A nice little momento from your properties past I'm guessing. Would be cool if you were able to link the pic in the locket to a past owner.
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Posted : Friday, 21 November 2014 7:43:15 AM(UTC)
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Cool find to find in your own back yard. Fairly hard to clean/restore items like that. Sometimes they are best cleaned with water and left as is. Keep searching and good luck out there.

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Posted : Friday, 21 November 2014 1:19:52 PM(UTC)
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Yep, don't be tempted to force it open (yeah, right). It's far better to have an intact locket permanently closed than a pile of pieces.

I've got one that I had a pick at, but it'll never open again - Intriguing not knowing what's inside...
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Posted : Friday, 21 November 2014 4:43:40 PM(UTC)
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Too late. Glass broken when found then it basically fell apart. The land had an old workers cottage from original chch settlers as it's not far from Bealey av. So, I imagine it was pretty old.
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