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| Necklace Discovered to Have Very Surprising History. |
In October 2013, vintage collector and costumer Tara Rech wandered into a Berkeley, California, antiques shop and noticed a striking necklace displayed in its own case. The piece immediately caught her attention...
Then, a few weeks later, on Halloween night, friends invited her to watch Bride of Frankenstein. As Whale’s opening sequence unfolded, Rech suddenly sat upright. There, portraying Mary Shelley, sat Elsa Lanchester wearing what appeared to be the very same necklace.
“Oh my God,” she remembered thinking. “That’s the necklace. I just saw that necklace.”...
It’s such a distinctive handmade necklace. How could it be a copy?"...
The discovery transformed the necklace from a remarkable movie artifact into something even more intimate. This was not simply a costume piece worn in a famous film. It was a personal possession of Elsa Lanchester, selected by the actress for her portrayal of Mary Shelley and later returned to her private collection....
A Monster Discovery: How a Tenacious Collector Traced an Antique Necklace to ‘Bride of Frankenstein’
This story illustrates how research can add to the story and value of a find. I often wonder how many wonder's I fail to recognize. I found out about some of those too late.
Reading broadly and becoming familiar with a wide variety of types of treasures is wise.
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A ritual offering approximately 3,800 years old, linked to the construction of a platform at the Main Public Building in Peñico's urban center, was discovered by researchers from the Ministry of Culture in Huaura province, Lima region...
Among the objects are representations of mythical figures, anthropomorphic figures—including a female figure and possible authority figures—as well as birds, snakes, tadpoles, and various geometric and abstract motifs....
Here is a link for much more about that.
Spectacular find in Peru's Peñico: 3,800-year-old ritual offering discovered | Agencia Andina
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Clearing up a Few Lose Ends.
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| Sobriety Medal. |
I showed this medal and another similar one in the recent past. The other one had another number in the middle of the circle. I noted that difference but didn't know the significance. I just learned these are called sobriety medals and the number in the middle refers to the years of sobriety. So this one indicates three years of sobriety.
Another topic I recently addressed was microfossils. I just saw in a Sotheby's auction a collection of microfossils listed at auction.
Note the current bid of $4,500.00. So they have value.
I haven't finished opening my microfossil bearing clump to see what metal item is inside. I hope to get around to that before long. Thinking of the thousands of years old microfossils inside reminded me of the song Rock of Ages Cleft for Me.
I woke up this morning with my brain drowning in a metaphor soup, but I'll spare you from most of that.
You can see a lot of nteresting things in that Natural History auction. It is very informative. I saw slices of petrified wood for thousands of dollar. Of course thee were the trilobytes, sharks teetch, and even a complete T-Rex. Take a look.
Natural History including Gus Rex | Science | Sotheby's
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Nothing new in the forecasts or beach conditions. We''ve had weeks of almost no surf now.
Good hunting,
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