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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: srchn4trezr on September 27, 2011, 05:49:37 PM
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I have acquired a pearl choker necklace which appears to bear the Heisey logo on the reverse side of the setting. I have exhaused all efforts to find whether Heisey was involved in producing a line of jewelry. Seeking any and all input to help me identify this piece and whether, in fact, it is a Heisey necklace. Thanks in advance!
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Intresting for Sure, That looks like a Heisey Logo for sure, I know nothing about Jewerly, but Glassware I do, I have never heard of Heisey making jewerly. Did a quick search and only found reference to a Jewerly store named Heisey, nothing on Ebay, maybe have to do a image search. I do have a book on Heisey History, that I have read it and no mention about jewerly. I hope someone can come up with something, cause I am sure curious too ???
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Could that be a capital M inside the diamond?
There is a discussion on pearls mentioning it here:
http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/Fine-Jewelry-Gems/I-Need-Help/520119774
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Thanks for the responses. It is definitely an "H" inside the diamond. I didn't clean it before taking the photos, so I checked again with a loop. The ebay link provided gave me a link to a pearl guide that I will check out. Thanks again and if you come across anything else, please keep me in mind.
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Have had no luck finding a match to your piece but I know these are not Mikimoto pearls mentioned in snows link. Mikimoto Pearls are by far one of the elite producers of pearls in the world. Yours unfortunately I believe are faux set as real pearls are usually hand knotted between each pearl (as are some faux sets also.) This does not mean they have no value. will keep digging :)
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When I blew the pic up,, there is a point when downloading that the image is even larger than when complete !! It was pretty easy to see the V shape in the top portion of the letter and that would indicate that the letter is an M rather than a H in the diamond !! Could be wrong but I think its an M !!
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Still no luck tried H -M- W ???
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So have I Wendy, and bombed out !! As far as I can find Heisey never made jewelry !! While it might be logical to think they made a glass bead type jewelry,,I dont see that they would have done pearls !! Have you had these looked at to see if they are faux or natural pearls ?? Could be that it is a store logo that strung/sold the necklace !!
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I have attached an additional picture that may show what I believe to be the "H" a little better. I agree that they are probably faux, but was thinking more of the stones in the setting that made me wonder if there was a relationship with Heisey. It's become a quest! Thanks to all for your input!
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Welcome to the forum srchn4trezr!
Why not contact the Heisey Glass Museum? Can't hurt ;)
Contact info is included on their site and under FAQ's it seems as though they welcome inquiries.
http://heiseymuseum.org/
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Most definitely an H. Sorry for saying it might be an M. Now the hunt is on. :)
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And yes, definitely matches the Heisey mark. Other than an "H" in a triangle I haven't been able to come across anything remotely similar yet.
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I see the one by the clasp has no pearl coating. Is it glass? Wouldn't it be awesome if one of the makers at Heisey made these beads for a loved one? The mystery continues...
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Could the "H" be Hedy? I looked in my book and the only "H" was Hedy in a copyright symbol. I don't know if that's a copyright symbol. 1909 -1985 are the dates of the company.
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Hey everyone! I had already tried the Heisey Glass Museum before I stumbled across this forum in my search. That was about two weeks ago and I haven't received a response yet. Should probably try again, just started searching elsewhere. The one bead is very different, but since I know nothing about pearls/beads, I just started to research anything I could get my hands on. Someone had mentioned having someone look at it, but to be honest, I don't know where to take it. Everyone I have come in contact with is scratching their heads, including me!
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Frustrating!! Found a description for a brooch online that stated it was marked with an 'H' inside a diamond shape, attributed to F.A Hermann. When I checked their picture of the back I found their idea of a 'diamond shape' was a freakin triangle :P
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Any jeweler should know the difference in faux vs real pearls !! Pawn shop usually does too !!
Hey everyone! I had already tried the Heisey Glass Museum before I stumbled across this forum in my search. That was about two weeks ago and I haven't received a response yet. Should probably try again, just started searching elsewhere. The one bead is very different, but since I know nothing about pearls/beads, I just started to research anything I could get my hands on. Someone had mentioned having someone look at it, but to be honest, I don't know where to take it. Everyone I have come in contact with is scratching their heads, including me!
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The only Diamond with H in it that I found several references (no pic tho) was for Walker & Hill. Don't know if that will help.
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I was looking up Walker and Hill thanks to KC and found this.
It was from a FREE 365 page pdf book! What a find.
Check under the W's Page 278.
Could this be it?
ETA it can be found here:
http://www.sha.org/research_resources/documents/Trademarks%20on%20Base-Metal%20Tableware.pdf
On page 324 you will find the last picture (snippet)
Just remember it's a large pdf file.
It says that Sonora Silver is a trade name for nickel silver by Walker & Hall, Sheffield,England here:
http://reviews.ebay.ca/Silver-Alloy-Marks-and-Trade-Names_W0QQugidZ10000000002166795
You solved the mystery KC!!! I thought this day would never come. YAY! You rock!
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Snowflake, I found that reference Trademarks on Base Metals several years ago and it has been extremely helpful!!!! I find myself referring to it quite often!!!
Glad my suggestion helped out! Now you can zero in on it a little more!!!
"Henry Hall joined the partnership in 1848 and the company was known as Walker & Hall in 1853.
The famous trademark of the flag was first registered in 1861. In 1892 Walker & Hall bought the manufacturing silversmiths, Henry Wilkinson & Company.
The firm was managed by Sir John Bingham, Hall's nephew, until 1916. He was succeeded by Sir Albert Bingham.
In 1963 Walker & Hall combined with Mappin & Webb and Elkington to form British Silverware Ltd., which closed down in 1971 due to industrial action. Walker & Hall was later revived as a retail firm."
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Nice KC this one was driving me CRAZZZZY!!
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I'll be hanging on to that copy, for sure. I bet it'll come in handy. This one was driving me crazy too, Wendy! I still can't believe you found it KC. I thought this one was never going to get solved!
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Thanks for the info (that is an excellent resource), but now I'm really confused. After searching Walker & Hall, I found the following link, that shows a chronological list of marks. There is an H in a rectangle, but not a diamond. Wow, this is frustrating! I also looked under Sonora, but it's not there either. The search continues.......... ........
http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLAWALKER&HALL.html
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Walker & Hall vs Walker & Hill. Every time I punch Hill in, they they try to switch to Hall. Confusing. Not sure, but I think KC is correct and it is the lesser known Hill. And there is not a bunch of info about them to find. But they did use an H in a diamond.