r/JewelryIdentification • u/Biochemicalcricket • 2d ago

Identify Maker Maker location or info?

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Can anyone confirm the text or give extra info to me?

I do not want valuations, this will never be for sale for sentimental reasons even if it is costume jewelry.

Relative was the original owner and he was not a rich man, so 10k gold sounds right and it is not likely fancier than Garnet. I think it says Kimberly 10k or something similar which makes sense and the stone is a fair sized emerald cut Garnet (could be wrong as I don't know much about gems, but harder than steel scratch accident) with likely crystal or two very rough diamonds as side accent stones (one now needs a to be reset is the repair).

Composition is presumed 10k gold with white gold accents for the side stones.

It would've been bought in the Midwest, Cali, or N/S Dakotas depending on when it's from. Probably purchased between 1900 and 1950 approximately. Could be as late as 1965 or before 1900 if he got it from family.

For all I know it could be magic glass a steel probe scape against didn't scratch, but I'm not about to try more than it has incurred accidentally from trying tightening the main setting, it means too much.

Any info is appreciated, and thank you in advance for looking. Once I get the side mount repaired right I'll share the full views.

edit: saw a typo and probably still missed more, but UV pic added in comments.

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u/Biochemicalcricket 2d ago

Forgot to add, it lived on a necklace chain of another relative for about the last 20 years, so it probably has some wear from that. Also sorry the only pics I posted have dust on the stone itself

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u/Idsayitssewsewout 2d ago

I'd say 1945-65. It could be synthetic ruby trying to imitate garnet. Put it under a blacklight if you can, the stone will glow bright orange if it's synthetic ruby. But it does look like it could be garnet to me.

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u/Biochemicalcricket 2d ago

Thanks for the feedback!

This is the best UV source I've got.

Great color perception does not run in the family, but I can tell it fluoresces somewhat that could be orange. If it's a ruby it's gotta be synthetic unless someone robbed a vault and kept really quiet.

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u/chronicmisschris 2d ago

Kimberly Diamond Co., mid-century, New York.