Welcome to Reeds Jewelers of Niagara Falls Official Rolex Jeweler. Reeds Jewelers of Niagara Falls of Amherst, New York is proud to be part of the worldwide network. Dec 17, 2017 On September 14, 2017, JoAnne Duncan Reed slipped peacefully into the rest of the Lord while surrounded by her loving family. REEDS Jewelers. Securely manage and pay your account. Choose, Automotive, Electronics & Appliances, Flooring, Healthcare & Optical, Heating & Air Conditioning, Home Furnishings, Home Improvement, Jewelry, Lawn & Garden, Music, Powersports. Do I need to activate my account; if so, how do I activate it? ![]() Currently (8/25/2016) none of the below links to Picasa albums are working. This is due to incompetence, or deliberate sabotage, by Google, since all these were working since any changes I made. Many others have the same problem, and Google seems to be offering little or no help since their priority seems to be to force everyone to use Google+, their attempt at social networking. Even that route does not work. If you know how to correct this please advise, or provide an instructional link. Google links I examined did not seem to apply. Maintaining your own. Small jeweler file; Small chisel. If you play softly, a relatively small gap will help the reed activate with a soft attack. ![]() ![]() Since 1987 I have collected over a thousand different vintage costume jewelry owl pendants. Almost all were purchased used, initially at California swap meets and thrift stores, later on eBay. Most were mass produced during a fad for owl pendants during the 1970's. Links are provided here to view the entire collection. Each item is individually photographed and documented. I hope this will assist collectors of inexpensive jewelry and provide the general viewer with an appreciation of this episode in popular design. THE COLLECTION. There are approximately 1250 items in the collection, representing over 900 different molds (shapes or types). For many types I have collected variations such as both a goldtone and silvertone example, or different colors of enamel. Of the 1250 pendants, over 425 are signed on the back. ![]() ![]() Initially I collected all categories of owl jewelry. But there are so many that budgetary and space considerations incline one to specialize. Pendants have the advantage of ease of display - they have a loop for suspension (the 'bail'), and most lie flat in contrast to pins. Pendants less than one inch in length are likely charms or detached earrings, though one pendant just one half inch long was attached to an 8 inch chain. Larger pieces may actually be watch or key chain fobs, wall hangings or even Christmas ornaments. Also included are pieces that have both a bail for suspension and a pin for fastening to fabric. My approach to collecting costume jewelry has been influenced by long established conventions in coin and stamp collecting. There is an impossible attempt at completeness, and thus an interest in very common and undistinguished items as well as the identification of variations and rarities. In addition, I have sought to demonstrate how designers copy one another or modify their own creations. There are many ways to collect costume jewelry, such as by designer, material, style, period, animals, etc. No claim is made here that my way is more appropriate than any other. If it can escape the bane of fraudulent copying, inexpensive jewelry should provide a rich province for creative collecting.
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