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Did any American companies, at any time in their history use Niello finishing? If so, which ones; if not, why not? Just curious. | ||
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I seem to recall that Keystone was the only US made case featuring the Niello process. Why did others not? More than likely a lack of popularity. I also recall reading about the poisonous nature of the process with a lot of lead and sulphur dioxide involved.  | |||
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Keystone is the only American case company that I am aware of that made niello cases. They were very lovely, but appear to have been made for only a few years around 1901.  | |||
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Here is a modest 12-size example. The photo does not show the greek key pattern on the edge.  | |||
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The one I show above is number 5,037,755. The one below is 5,037,742. Mine are only thirteen apart but one (above) has a screw back and bezel and this one has a hinged back and bezel. Both are Keystone and have custom factory-done monograms.  | |||
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For what it's worth... Apparently Keystone used different numbering systems for the various case finishes. For example we are able to correlate white versus yellow gold-filled and yet a third group for green in the very same case style. Looks like you're finding the same situation may hold true for the Niello Finished Cases as well. Very interesting topic. | |||
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Here is another Keystone example that I recently acquired.  | |||
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Not sure if the creature depicted is a dragon or a phoenix. I see a feathered wing...therefore I vote phoenix. Regards! Mark | |||
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I kind-of like the phoenix interpretation. The only flaw is that my creature does not have a very bird-like head. But it is probably closer to a phoenix than a dragon. | |||
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A griffin then?  Regards! Mark | |||
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