Can someone help me date this locket?

[gold nuggets]

This afternoon I was hunting in an older neighborhood and found this
locket down about 7 inches in some really hard ground. Took it home and
cleaned it up a little and noticed it had a baby picture inside the glass cover.
The babys jumper looks like 1930's or 1940's style clothing but not sure. The
locket is about 1 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches and seems to be made of a pewter
like material with a design imprinted on the sides and back. If anyone can help
me put a date on this locket, I would be extremely happy. Thanks for looking.
Gold Nuggets

 

[mountainplayer]

Hi Richard,

First off, let me congratulate you on a very cool find. I'd take that locket over a common date silver any day of the week.

Can you describe the photo a little bit? Specifically, does it look like a true color photo or a colorized photo? Wikipedia says that 35mm still color film became available in 1936, although I don't think it was too widespread. Pic's of my parents as babies, for example, were colorized black/white photos and this was in the late 1940's.

MP

 

[CRUSADER]

I didn't give you permission to use my picture, please delete

 

[traderoftreasures]

the oldest photos i seen in color was 1939 but iv'e heard of older

 

[lostcauses]

Apears to be a print method, not photograph. Notice all the dots that make it up. I would say 1960 or later.

 

[traderoftreasures]

1 and 1/2 by 1 and 1/2 is kinda big for a locket A..?

 

[gold nuggets]

1 and 1/2 by 1 and 1/2 is kinda big for a locket A..?

Big for a locket or not, that's what it measured. It seems kinda small for a picture stand/frame to me so I think it is a locket of some sort. I can't see how it opens to get the picture out or in and I don't want to do any prying on it yet. thanks for your input.

 

[gold nuggets]

Hi Richard,

First off, let me congratulate you on a very cool find. I'd take that locket over a common date silver any day of the week.

Can you describe the photo a little bit? Specifically, does it look like a true color photo or a colorized photo? Wikipedia says that 35mm still color film became available in 1936, although I don't think it was too widespread. Pic's of my parents as babies, for example, were colorized black/white photos and this was in the late 1940's.

MP

When it comes to color pictures Aaron, I don't know that much about them. If you can make a guess from the pic I posted, have at it 'cus I don't know. Thanks......GN

 

[traderoftreasures]

heck i don't know if it's a locket or not. just throwing it out there in hopes for suggestions