Might be gold

[Hawkeye56]

First post. I found this piece of jewelry at an old home site circa early 1900's buried about six inches down. This is a site connected with the turpentine-lumber era of that time period in North Florida. It appears to be gold, but there was just not enough wealth in the area to warrant anyone having real gold. The stone is purple glass that probably was clear at one time then turned purple over time. I cannot find a makers mark and have not checked the old catalogs yet. Is there a way to test for gold that is simple, like with a chemical? Any help in identifying the piece or at least the time period would be appreciated. PS: I don't know if I have successfully attached the photos or not. Thanks, DLG

 

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[RTR]

Pix are attached correctly.But slightly out of focus.I like it real or not

 

[Hawks88]

Welcome to tnet.from Niagara Falls Ontario. That’s a nice find. Congrats

 

[BLK HOLE]

Very pretty find! Welcome from Northern Virginia

 

[Hawkeye56]

It's real. I figure that it's good quality brass with maybe gold leaf. I have found wedding bands made of brass that looked like tarnished brass and said "1/40th carat gold" on the inside. It was probably sold in one of about four stores that were in the county. I found a brass antique car horn (rubber-bulb type) about fifty yards away about one foot down that was tarnished a lot more. I'm more interested in the time period than the value.

 

[Hawkeye56]

Thanks for the welcome. I will post a photo of the car horn later It's a triple turn and has "Rube's" stamped on it. I found examples on the web but once again no date to go with it.

 

[jewelerguy]

that's a cool brooch. Looks like it's probably gold plated brass or copper. In my opinion it likely dates to around 1920 give or take a few years either way

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice piece, congratulations!

 

[Anduril]

welcome, and nice find.

To me, the pin and mounting look rather crude for something that might be made of gold.
Of course, it doesn't have to be solid gold to be fun to dig up!

 

[Hawkeye56]

I was thinking 1920's also. This site was probably the same family that sent in a Post Office application in 1875, and the fields are still there in a 1952 aerial photo. The site is in a remote rural area and has been logged and planted by the timber industry a couple of times.