yardsale silver and gold

[cheese]

I went to a yard sale yesterday and lucked up on a few things. I picked up the old ginger tin just because it was interesting...$1. I saw the butter knife, and thought it looked like silver. Looked at the back, and saw it was solid sterling. Got it for fifty cents. Then I saw two lockets for sale. Both looked like gold, unlike most of the other jewlery in the box. A lady grabbed a larger one with a diamond in the center before I could, but I grabbed this one and got it for $1. It is engraved, looks like gold, even under the loupe. Under the loupe you can see that it's been worn a lot, and is very well made, not like the cheaper jewlery. I can't find a single makers mark or any other mark on it though? I'm pretty sure it's gold...but I think I'm gonna take it to the pawn shop and have them test it to be sure. The silver tray turned out to be plated, but I only paid $1 for it. So, for $3.50, I think I made a pretty good deal. There's a lot more than that in silver just in the knife.

 

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[Nana40]

That's some good shopping there, Cheese! I really like the tin and the locket!

Nana

 

[Fisher]

Looks like you made out pretty good.

 

[Findone]

Cool items for just $3.50, congratulations.
Leon

 

[Pepper2004]

The locket does have a look of gold about it. Real or not I like it. Cool finds!

 

[Bridge End Farm]

wow great items to find

thanks for sharing

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice yard sale finds! The hallmarks on the knife could be English and the knife looks like a fish knife or a butter knife. Did you look around the attachment loop of the gold item for a stamp? The stamps are sometimes located there, very fine print, the good kind, LOL. HH, Mike