16mm Gold-Filled Fish & Hook Clasp [1]
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| Price Per Lot: |
$6.50 |
| Lots Available: |
35 |
| Style No. (bin): |
D02 (faa+) |
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Style: |
D02 |
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Items per lot: |
1 |
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Cost per bead: |
$6.50 |
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Bead material: |
Glass |
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Country of origin: |
Not sure; possibly China (when I purchased them in the 1980's, I got them from a Chinese supplier, and I am getting them from a Chinese supplier now).
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Size/shape: |
16mm (long) x 8mm (wide) x 4mm (thick) fish-shaped clasp with hook. (The dimensions given are for the fish portion only; with the hook, the clasps are about 19mm long.)
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Colors/description: |
14 karat gold on base mental (I don't know which base mental).
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Hole size: |
1mm (estimated). |
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Defects: |
The clasps appear to be in good shape. |
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How photographed: |
At the window in natural daylight. |
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Comments: |
When I was making jewelry in the 1980's, this was the clasp I used for all my good necklaces. Thus, when I decided to start carrying findings, it was the first thing I looked for. These appear to be precisely the same clasps that I used then, and I just loved them. The supplier doesn't say what percentage of the clasps is gold; however, they always seemed very durable to me when I used them years ago (but then, I never wore them, so I don't really know). (There are some markings on the side of the clasp that probably give its gold content [probably 5%], but I can't read the markings even with a magnifying glass.) Unfortunately, these large clasps are the most expensive gold-filled fish & hook clasps on the market. If I were paying the 1980's wholesale price, I would be able to sell them for about $4.00 -- but there has been a lot of inflation since then. The going rate for these clasps is about $6, so you may be able to find them for less elsewhere. In order to sell them for $6.50, I have had to take a smaller-than-usual markup.
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Date first posted: |
August 9, 2012
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Supplier: |
L |
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Caleb's notes: |
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