05-28-2014 12:48 PM
This Topic is for the sole purpose of providing resources for the accurate identification of items in our personal collections and to be placed for sale on ebay.
Please feel free to add Links to Sites that you have found helpful.
05-28-2014 12:55 PM
Starting this off 🙂
At the time of posting these Links were all tested and working.
Hallmarking and Maker's Marks
Hallmarking Convention
http://www.hallmarkingconvention.org/
http://www.hallmarkingconvention.org/assay-offices.php
European Union
http://www.mirs.gov.si/fileadmin/um.gov.si/pageuploads/Dokpdf/SPK/EUzigi.pdf
World
http://www.h.cx/
http://www.silvercollection.it/sitemap.html
http://www.925-1000.com/foreign_marks.html
U.S.A.
http://chicagosilver.com/marks_master_list.htm
http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver__Menu.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~silversmiths/makers/silversmiths/
Australia
http://www.gsga.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=8
http://www.gsga.org.au/index.php?option=com_members&task=viewmakers_marks&Itemid=7
Austria
http://www.klammer.com/Fragen/Punzierung_e.htm
Cyprus
http://www.assay.org.cy/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=20&lang=en
Czech & Slovak
http://www.puncovniurad.cz/en/znacky.aspx
Denmark
http://www.nobelantik.dk/gj_tb.html
Egypt
http://www.antique-jewelry-investor.com/egyptian-gold-marks.html
http://www.mfti.gov.eg/affiliates/National_Productivity/AssayWeights/A03.htm (Date Letters)
Finland
http://www.leimat.fi/en/
http://effie-graa.com/egc/library/unpublished/hallmarks_fi.htm
http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/finland.htm
France
http://www.nobelantik.dk/www/Ffrench_marks.html
Great Britain
http://www.assayofficeuk.com/esh/
http://www.argentinglesi.com/marchi-garanziaing.php
http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/index.htm
http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/dateindex.htm
India
http://www.bis.org.in/cert/hog.htm
http://www.bis.org.in/cert/FAQsHM.pdf
http://www.bis.org.in/cert/hallmark.htm#
http://www.bis.org.in/cert/Hallmark_comp.htm#
Norway
http://www.modernsilver.com/Norwegiansilverhallmarks.htm
Sweden
http://www.modernsilver.com/Swedishhallmarks.htm
05-28-2014 03:31 PM
I'll help out with my two favorites:
Costume Jewelry Signature Identification:
http://www.illusionjewels.com/costumejewelrymarksa.html
General Jewelry Information and a great collection of vintage ads:
05-29-2014 02:47 AM
Here is a site created by the National Museum of Scotland that provides practical information on how to distinguish fake amber from real amber.
05-29-2014 05:32 AM
jewelry research sites
Sandy's imageevent that several of the jewelry board members have contributed to
http://imageevent.com/flippingtreasures
Antique Jewelry University
http://www.langantiques.com/university/index.php/Main_Page
All About Jewels ~ Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/jewel/
Dictionary of Jewelry Terms
05-29-2014 10:37 AM
Native American jewelry marks. Not perfect, but useful.
http://www.art-amerindien.com/signature_bijoux_amerindiens.htm
US Government patent office - patent number search
Ring sizes and size conversion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_size
05-29-2014 10:51 AM
05-29-2014 11:02 AM - edited 05-29-2014 11:05 AM
Some Designer Specific Help:
Miriam Haskell Jewelry (there are several pages accessable through a dropdown Menu.)
http://imageevent.com/bluboi/haskellfindings
DeLizza and Elster aka D&E aka Juliana Jewelry
http://www.agedandopulentjewelry.com/pages/JulianaJewelry.htm
Selro / Selini Jewelry
http://imageevent.com/themanyfacesofselro/
http://www.illusionjewels.com/Selro_Jewelry.html
More General Reference Articles on Designers
http://www.illusionjewels.com/costumejewelrymarks.html
Designer Patents
05-29-2014 12:07 PM - edited 05-29-2014 12:11 PM
From Rumor's Old Post (Part 1)
AMBER
http://www.sparklz.com/info/amber.htm
BAKELITE (& FAKELITE)
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/gale/
BLACK JEWELRY - IS THIS VICTORIAN "JET"?
CAMEOS
http://www.sparklz.com/info/cameo.htm
CLEANING (& REPAIR)
http://www.sparklz.com/info/clean.htm
ENAMELS
http://www.sparklz.com/info/enamels.htm
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.exonumia.com/art/society.htm
REPRODUCTIONS & FAKES
http://www.junkyardjeweler.com/vintage_costume_jewelry_mall/eisenberg_reproductions.htm
HERALDIC SYMBOLS AND SUCH
http://www.heraldica.org/topics/glossary/atlas.htm
HASKELL SITE BY CATHY GORDON
HASKELL LIKE BUT NOT HASKELL (page is incomplete)
http://www.jazbot.com/Jazz/DOW/dowindex.shtml
IVORY, BONE AND SUBSTITUTES
http://www.sparklz.com/info/ivory.htm
WHAT IS ATTRACTED TO MAGNETS
http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magattr.htm
PLASTICS (PLASTIQUARIAN)
NATURAL STONES AND MINERALS (ID, COLORS, ETC.)
http://www.sfheart.com/stones.html
ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
http://www.jewelryhistorians.org/index.html
PEARLS
PATENTS EUROPE
PHOTOGRAPHING JEWELRY
05-29-2014 01:00 PM - edited 05-29-2014 01:01 PM
From Rumor's Old Post (Part 2)
SILVER - IS THIS SILVER?
http://www.mschon.com/silverseries.html
BRITISH SILVER HALLMARKS
http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/frames/index.htm
MEXICAN SILVER HALLMARKS
http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks.html
MODERN SILVER
SILVER - MYSTERY MARKS
http://www.modernsilver.com/MYSTMARKS.html
SILVER STANDARDS
http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/worldindex.htm
RESOURCE SITES
http://www.ganoksin.com/index.htm
WATCHES
05-29-2014 02:25 PM
06-09-2014 09:45 AM
BAKELITE MUSEUM..Showing various bakelike items
BAKELITE COLORS
http://www.plasticfantastic.com/glossary.html
06-20-2014 08:01 AM
I kudo all of you!!! What great information to pass along! Let the research begin.
06-24-2014 06:09 AM
Website for the worldwide Postal Union.
This page has the Member Countries on a drop down menu so you can find out how to address mail to each country.
http://www.upu.int/en/activities/addressing/postal-addressing-systems-in-member-countries.html
06-25-2014 09:25 AM
Native American Silversmith/Goldsmith Hallmarks - general information on hallmarks, bench jewelers (which is a word I just learned) & marks references - not a lot but still helpful.
http://www.indianvillage.com/Native-American-Jewelers-Hallmarks.htm