Tools that come in very handy when it comes to either IDing our pieces or just making sure they are clean and sparkly...Please advise me of which one you decide on and it will be sent to you.If shipping costs apply that is to be taken into consideration for your total to be spent..Thanks!!
Date(s): July 22, 2006. Album by Jewelry Ring. 1 - 11 of 11 Total. 1384 Visits.
1 $15.25 What's It Made Of? Jewelry materials identification guide by Sherry Shatz, Certified Gemologist, S.C.C. is a *must* for the jewelry collector or dealer. Learn how to "properly" test using various methods for gems, precious and non-precious metals, amber, bog oak, bone, crystal, ivory, horn, jade, jet, pearls, plastics such as celluloid, casein, bakelite, cellulose acetate, lucite, shell, tortoiseshell and vulcanite.
Will be ordered from Jan Gaughan's Eclectic Vintage
2 $10 + $1.50 shipping 10X Jewelers - Jewelry loupe. Every dealer or collector needs one or several of these invaluable jewelry supply tools kept in handy places. This is the best strength to read designer marks. Attach this loupe to a chain for easy finding in your purse, desk, etc. This jewelry tool is always in stock.
Will be ordered from Jan Gaughan's Eclectic Vintage
3 $4.75 + $1.50 shipping G.S. Hypo Glue Cement for rhinestone jewelry repairs. Easy to use needle nose applicator.
Will be ordered from Jan Gaughan's Eclectic Vintage
4 $2.95 + $2 shipping. A long time favorite for a quick buff and shine! Big cloth is about 7x5 inches. Works fine even on plated and vermeilled surfaces. Rub gently, it will bring up a glorious shine. The ONLY thing I cannot recommend it for is lightly goldwashed or silverwashed pieces. NOTE: Sunshine gets black and dirty with use. When it's nasty-black, you need to THROW IT AWAY, as it can pick up microscopic pieces of metal and dirt that you'll just end up rubbing back INTO your jewelry.
Will be ordered from B'Sue's Boutique
5 $9.95 + $2 shipping. Simichrome Polish
For years a most respected cleaner of all raw metals, Simichrome is also currently touted as a test for bakelite as well. Very slight abrasive; NEVER use Simi on plated, washed or vermeilled surfaces--UNLESS YOU WANT the finish to be removed! How does that bakelite test work? Put a bit of Simi on a swab, and then gently rub the piece in question. If the swab come back a dirty nicotine yellow (as opposed to its normal pig's-ear pink) then the piece is supposed to be bakelite. I don't know if I personally believe 100 percent in the test, but MANY who sell and buy bakelite, do. So it's not a bad thing to do, especially if you are putting pieces up for sale, some buyers will indeed ask you how the piece tests.
Will be ordered from B'Sue's Boutique
6 11.95 + $2 shipping. Brass Calipers
You must have a way to measure stones. Without it, you cannot order stones correctly. I'll have no idea what you need, because you don't! If you can give any stone supplier your measurement in millimeters (accomplished with the gauge) then they can covert it to stone size or pearlplate to find your stone. A measurement in inches DOES NOT WORK. This is an inexpensive tool, but frankly the only one I use, it's just fine in most cases.
Will be ordered from B'Sue's Boutique
7 up to $40 Vintage Costume Jewelry books such as this Sarah Coventry book by Debbie Robinson.
8 $12 Bakelite Testing Pads
Will be ordered from Kim Paff's Kim's Vintage Jewelry Arts & Antiques
9 up to $20 worth of your choice of size and color rhinestones.
Will be ordered from Stef Brawner's Pretty Snazzy
10 $9.99 Free Shipping Two Bars of Jewelry Holding Wax..Great for holding your Jewelry while you take a picture.
Will be ordered from Gail Gupton's daughter at www.holdingwax.com
11 $22.50 plus $2.00 shipping. My Earring Buddy converts vintage clip and screwback earrings to pierced fast. It can be used over and over again. Nonpermanent and non-destructive. Will be ordered from My Earring Buddy, Carol Scheer's Website.
