Research & Reference Links Library

[old.crows.nest]

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.

[old.crows.nest]

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http://effie-graa.com/egc/library/unpublished/hallmarks_fi.htm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

[flipping_treasures]

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:

http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/

[arlene_v]

Here is a site created by the National Museum of Scotland that provides practical information on how  to distinguish fake amber from real amber. 

http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/past_exhibitions/amazing_amber/identifying_fake_amb...

[denwolf13]

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

http://en.mimi.hu/jewelry/index_jewelry.html

[evelyb30]

Native American jewelry marks.  Not perfect, but useful.

http://www.art-amerindien.com/signature_bijoux_amerindiens.htm

US Government patent office - patent number search

http://patft.uspto.gov/

Ring sizes and size conversion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_size

[the_jeweled_feline]

Types of crosses:

http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/crosses/index-all.php?Spacing=20

[old.crows.nest]

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

http://www.jewelrypatents.com/

[old.crows.nest]

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"?

http://www.whitbyjet.co.uk/

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

http://imageevent.com/bluboi

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)

http://www.plastiquarian.com/

NATURAL STONES AND MINERALS (ID, COLORS, ETC.)

http://www.sfheart.com/stones.html

ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

http://www.jewelryhistorians.org/index.html

PEARLS

http://www.pearl-guide.com/

PATENTS EUROPE

http://www.epo.org/index.html

PHOTOGRAPHING JEWELRY

http://www.sigma-2.com/camerajim/index.htm

[old.crows.nest]

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

http://www.modernsilver.com/

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

http://www.nawcc.org/

[old.crows.nest]

Another Article on D&E:

http://julianajewelry.wordpress.com/category/forward-welcome/

[sheilakrm]

BAKELITE MUSEUM..Showing various bakelike items

http://thebakelitemuseum.com/

BAKELITE COLORS

http://www.plasticfantastic.com/glossary.html

[rebeccahc79]

I kudo all of you!!! What great information to pass along! Let the research begin.

[old.crows.nest]

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

[rebeccahc79]

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