Gold bracelet

I have a gold bracelet that I want to sell on ebay. It weights 12grams and
has "375" and "Italy" imprinted on it. there are other markings on it that
appear hallmark ish that I can not make out even when I view them thru
my magnifier. The gold appears to be a very reddish gold. Can anyone tell
me anything about the marks I have identified please. Also can anyone refer
me to a website that might deal with hallmarks associated with this type of
item
MBS

I have a gold bracelet that I want to sell on ebay. It weights 12grams and
has "375" and "Italy" imprinted on it. there are other markings on it that
appear hallmark ish that I can not make out even when I view them thru
my magnifier. The gold appears to be a very reddish gold. Can anyone tell
me anything about the marks I have identified please. Also can anyone refer
me to a website that might deal with hallmarks associated with this type of
item
MBS

The 375 means it's 9 kt gold. The Italy means it was made in Italy which at
one time was known for their quality. These days there are so many Italian
manufacturers its hard to tell the good ones from the bad ones.

In article , "H. J. Corney"
writes:

any manufacturer of any nationality can
register a hall mark with the UK assay offices.

But I guess the bad Italian ones don't want to......?

Or maybe don't want to pay the fee? Unless Britain is less beaurocratic and
less tax/fee-crazy than her former colony, the costs may be prohibative,
especially if they also need to get ECC and/or Italian certification. And from
whatever other country demands its certification as a condition for imports.
Kaytee
"Simplexities" on
www.eclecticbeadery.com
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/simplexities

for rec.crafts.jewelry please peter
In article , "H. J. Corney"
writes:
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any manufacturer of any nationality can
register a hall mark with the UK assay offices.
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But I guess the bad Italian ones don't want to......?
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Or maybe don't want to pay the fee? Unless Britain is less beaurocratic a=
nd
less tax/fee-crazy than her former colony, the costs may be prohibative,
especially if they also need to get ECC and/or Italian certification. And=
from
whatever other country demands its certification as a condition for impor=
ts.
Kaytee
"Simplexities" on
www.eclecticbeadery.com
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/simplexities
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Registration is I think =A325.00 for 10 years. The actual hallmarking costs a
very modest 31p per item.

The hallmark adds considerably more value to the item than the 31p it costs=
..

In my opinion there is no good reason not to get a hallmark in the UK unles=
s
of course your work is not "up to scratch" in which case they will smash it
to bits and return the broken pieces to the maker.

That's real consumer protection :-) I wish it applied to cars, household
goods etc and not just jewellery.

There is now a "save the Hallmark" campaign c/o

Henry Curteis
"Save the british hallmark"
Ellesmere
Shropshire
SY12 9EG
E-mail

Please write to your MP if you live in the UK and care about our traditions

You can find your MP at http://www.parliament.uk
and your MEP at
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/meps.htm

Cheers all from Hillary who has had a name mark since 1975
--=20

Hillary Corney

Designer Silversmith and Jeweller
http://www.designersilversmiths.com

for rec.crafts.jewelry please peter

opps the Newsnet has turned my UK pound sign into a figure that looks like
"=A325.00"

My fault for not using words instead of currency signs here is a correction
to yesterdays post:


Registration is I think 25.00 UK pounds about 39 US dollars for 10 years.
The actual hallmarking costs a very modest 31p per item. (about 50 cents US)

The hallmark adds considerably more value to the item than the 31p it costs.

In my opinion there is no good reason not to get a hallmark in the UK unless
of course your work is not "up to scratch" in which case they will smash it
to bits and return the broken pieces to the maker.

That's real consumer protection :-) I wish it applied to cars, household
goods etc and not just jewellery.

There is now a "save the Hallmark" campaign c/o

Henry Curteis
"Save the british hallmark"
Ellesmere
Shropshire
SY12 9EG
E-mail

Please write to your MP if you live in the UK and care about our traditions

You can find your MP at http://www.parliament.uk
and your MEP at
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/meps.htm

Cheers all from Hillary who has had a name mark since 1975
--

Hillary Corney

Designer Silversmith and Jeweller
http://www.designersilversmiths.com