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Anyone have guesses on when it was made? It doesn't have the circle copyright symbol that would have appeared in 1955 but I read Napier was a little inconsistent about that and didn't always include even after that year.

The foldover clasp doesn't help either, I feel like it could be mid century all the way through the 80s/early 90s haha.

Really pleased with this one regardless! It's so fun.

Picked up at the thrift today so unfortunately I don't know any background info. I originally assumed these were carnelian but have seen some similar online as bakelite.

I don't have any simichrome, but rubbing a q tip with baking soda and water turns the q tip yellow, and it definitely also has a strong formaldehyde smell after running a bead under hot water.

They do not fluorescence, so I don't think amber.

It has a cute little gold filled box clasp so I'm confident it's vintage.

I haven't handled a lot of bakelite before so wanted to ask some more knowledgeable folks before I got overly hopeful haha

Edit: a little more info since I was able to check, it does not fluorescence or react to UV which I think rules out amber? Currently leaning towards Catalin after someone mentioned it since that seems to come in more colors and translucent-ness but keep the thoughts and ideas coming!

Some fun finds today. I really enjoy collecting vintage costume jewelry and my local thrift seems to get a lot. The chunky carnelian looking necklace in particular I think is mid century.

I also think the lariat/Y necklace miiiiight be sterling liquid silver. It sure looks like tarnished silver and isn't magnetic but it's unmarked so 🤷🏻‍♀️ can't be sure without actually testing it.

The laboradorite necklace is definitely modern but I just really like laboradorite haha.

About $15.50 grand total! 🥳

They're in super good condition, the interiors were immaculate so I kind of suspect these were unused.

Couple bucks at an estate sale. I obviously went to the chapter about fairies first.

Just sharing another fun thrift find. Any Marvella I see online seems like mostly faux pearls so I thought this was neat and a little different. I think the beads might be painted lucite? Curious if anyone knows, I don't know much about Marvella and this is the first one I've come across in person.