Found locket in high school yard

[sparkgirl]

Sorry for the sideways picture....



Found this locket yesterday...rang up in high 90 s....opens up and everything....how do I tell if it's silver?

Ps I still have to clean it up

 

[stefen]

looks victorian...any hallmarks?

 

[Blskypilot]

Look for makers marks, .925 or sterling and if no luck there take it by a jeweler or pawn shop and see if they will test it. There are a couple home tests you could do....matches and mustard come to mind but I don't care much for the results.

Nothing inside?

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Very cool!...was it still intact?..no broken pieces that you can tell?

 

[sparkgirl]

No marks that I can find...but it's still pretty dirty...I'm afraid to clean it cuz I'm not sure what to use...I'll look more closely tonight and see what I can find...

Nothing inside, thats the weird part...maybe a bad breakup and the girl threw out his pic lol...also the top looks broken so maybe thats how it was lost

I will post more pics later

 

[Vonclemen29]

Soak it in olive oil a few days, then put under some warm water with a soft bristle tooth brush lightly brush it. Should be fine. Good find!

 

[Subterranean]

It may be brass, silver usually comes out of the ground silver in color. It is a great find, congrats. Sub.

 

[pong12211]

That's a nice find.. Congrats.

 

[Argentium]

Nice little find there , silver or not - looks like it could be 40 - 50 years old . Could you please put up a pic or two of it opened up ? and
the other side of it - Thanks

 

[Peyton Manning]

sheesh I would kill a couple people to find something like that

 

[sparkgirl]

I think you are right, it's probably brass....I can't find any markings on it and it was found like an inch down....oh and the top looks broken

 

[sparkgirl]

Thank you for all the replies and suggestions

 

[mariposagold]

.maybe a bad breakup and the girl threw out his pic lol

Girls will be girls. I found a ring way up a hill from Tennis courts last year. Nothing, I mean nothing else around. Pretty sure she tossed it. LOL.

Lite clean, soap and water. I'm betting it's silver.

 

[wvwildman]

looks like brass

 

[Argentium]

Sparkgirl, is the closure magnetic ? I can't see a latch mechanism -

 

[Evolution]

Very cool locket. Lockets are always great finds in my opinion because they're always personal in some way. Congrats!

 

[silversurfer1111]

nice find .even if its not silver ..nice to see someone hunting from Massachusetts.

 

[housemom6]

Very nice. I like the Victorian stuff

 

[sparkgirl]

Yes the closure is magnetic....which makes me think it's not that old...

I still have yet to find my first gold ring lol.....or silver for that matter!

 

[TheRingFinder]

Good Luck and Welcome! Where about's in Mass? I was born in Springfield.........