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Not really pearl relative but just had to share this gorgeous cashmere/mink sweater from the 50's. It's so beautiful but i really don't think the pearls are real. They should have put freshwater pearls though for the price of the rest of the sweater! Were freshwater pearls very expensive in...

I found a couple pictures of Kay wearing the pearls. I think she is wearing one strand in one picture and both in the other. Although the latter one is pretty fuzzy. These were taken in 1957. She was a beauty.

Yep - I suspect so. :)

All right, I'm gonna keep them. I guess I better wander over to lowly beaders and figure out how to restring them!

Could it be 31 ? I just can't tell.

yes, pearl Dreams thought a maker's mark initials or symbol. Le ml ? ? or possibly arabic. I think this one will stump everyone ;) They are from the pearls i posted in the general forum. Here my daughter Daisy models them :) They look lovely on her I think.

:) I often think about these things. I wonder though, which daughter will get what? I do have 3 rings of considerable value to hand down. Perhaps the pearls will help complete what is lacking (five daughters). I was thinking that the beaded pearls would be lovely with a lower neck (NOT TOO...

Ah, initials. I didn't think of that. Gosh it's hard to tell. The two dont seem exactly the same. Not a stamp? I dont know. Peculiar. :) They definitely need rethreading. Think you could value them ? I'm quite clueless. Or how would I go about that?

Thank you GemGeek :) I think they are beautiful! Helps to love them all dirty and grimy. After a bath they are inspirational! I prematurely posted earlier.

on the clasps of a two strand set

and these symbols are much clearer. though i still dont know what they are?

It's amazing what a bath and better lighting can do. They look so pretty to me now! Although clearly still need some work.

the 4th and after are all really the same - except 22 years later I'm still changing diapers :/

okay no vigorous rubbing :)

Ok - that sounds good. Sounds like I may need to do a better job cleaning. Also we have particularly hard water so I will use the baby wash. Thank you so much - again!

Also, I did do the 10 min soak and wiped them with a microfiber. Do I need to clean them a little better? I Just wiped them dry. I didn't do any vigorous rubbing at all. I can see several dirty spots on the string (silk?) as well.

Here they are :)

I just saw the "what kind of pearls are these" forum :o no wonder it took a while to respond the first time! I didn't scroll down and only saw the first few topics :) Thanks - I could be partly responsible for the scratches. Are blemishes the dimples? Should I keep them? I think they are...

I thought I replied to pattye but i have no idea what i'm doing :)

Hi there, I don't really know how to reply to both of you, but after reading some other posts and information on here I would like to try posting some better pictures to see if you can tell better what kind of pearls these are and if they are real. I hope you don't mind. Thank you so much...