Antique Jewelry Clasps. Vintage Jewelry Hardware Necklace Clasps Vintage and Antique Earrings. The fold-over ladder-like side of the piece can be hooked into one of the bottom slots on the side, adjusting the length of the jewelry piece.
The types of jewelry that require clasps are mainly necklaces, bracelets and anklets. Other details like the type of clasp or closure, distinctive construction techniques, metals used, and the stone embellishments can provide clues that help in determining the date jewelry was made and the potential origin. What is Antique and Vintage Jewelry?
Box Clasps aka Tab Insert Clasps aka Tongue and Groove Clasps Decorative box clasps can add so much to a necklace, especially if your hair is short or in an up-do.
One of the best ways to avoid reproductions and fakes is to know and understand how originals are made.
Our Findings come in bails, belt buckles, bookmarks, bracelets, castings, charms, choker clamps, clasps and hook, cuffs bangles crimp beds and much more! Early locking clasps often had a small rounded mechanism, and later ones had a locking piece that was separate and slipped over the holding piece of the clasp. We have a wide range of clasps to choose from that will match your chains, gems and jewelry.