How to Be a Jewelry Detective

One of America's leading authorities on antique jewelry, will help you discover: * how to find clues that tell you if a piece is costume jewelry with rhinestones, or fine jewelry set with gemstones * how the "cut" of a stone can help you tell how old it is * what the marks and numbers inside a ring or on a brooch or pendant mean * what the terms gold, gold filled, gold plated, silver, silver-plated, and white metal tell about a piece * how the back of a piece can help determine its age * how to separate plastic from other plastic-looking materials such as amber and tortoise shell * easy tests to determine if your black beads, bracelets, brooches, or lockets are jet, bakelite, gutta percha, vulcanite, onyx, or glass * how easy it is to use your basic tools-your eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and hands-to help solve the mysteries of a piece.Bell, C. Jeanenne is the author of 'How to Be a Jewelry Detective' with ISBN 9780970337801 and ISBN 0970337809.