Post subject: Vintage (circa mid-late 50s) Gemology Items & Gems
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:17 pm
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Hello to all, an absolutely delightful forum you have here! And Barbra, my thanks for letting me in and apologies for not seeing your prompt email response from 2 August. Long story short: My mother-in-law is in the process of thinning out some wonderful vintage items, some of which were her husband's gemology "tools of the trade", as he was a certified (ca 1953) Gemologist. She's 85 years old, not in the best of health and could really use some extra money. Being nostalgic, sentimental and border-line hoarder, it personally pains me to attempt to liquidate these items, but then again, they don't pay the rent or put food on the table. As such, I respectfully request some advice/assistance in realizing as much as I can on her behalf. In addition to the few photos posted, there is a box with numerous small folded wax paper envelopes that I have yet to open that are labeled as containing everything from pearls to Peridot, Aquamarine, Opal(s), and Sapphire(s), to name a few...along with a "mini-microscope" and some Bausch & Lomb loupes of varying magnifications. Excuse the blurred photo of the two individual stones, they're quite small, on the order of 2 - 3(?) mm...and the wax paper "envelope" they were in bears "Sapphire" and "Ruby", and "1:6 MM". My sincere thanks in advance for anything y'all can provide! Regards, Mike
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm Posts: 21602 Location: San Francisco
I have heard reports that those Diamond Sets have sold for major $ on eBay. Do some research on it. One lady claimed she got $5000 for her set. I frankly think she was embellishing but I could be wrong.
The rest of the stones don't have a great deal of value in my opinion. I would consider selling them all as a parcel for the purpose of study stones for a student interested in perfecting their skills in Gem ID.
Wow...that's substantially more than I anticipated, even the $455! My sincerest thanks to you both!!! If not too much trouble, I'll be posting a few more photos soon of the rest of his collection.
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