Fordite Pendant, brown white gray red, "Wild Eyed", silver jump bail 54.5ct; top Fordite is dried paint from the plant spray paint booth
Old Stock Fordite pendant
Old Stock means that the material is about 35 years old, probably from Minnesota, and I fabricated the pendant recently (since 2011).
silver jump bail
54.5ct~10.9g
~2"~50mm
Reversible-flat on both sides
Fordite gets its name from the original source in the paint booth of the Ford plant in Detroit.
This material is probably from a paint booth in Minnesota.
handmade
one-of-a-kind
Beautiful pendant you can wear to add a statement to any outfit.
"Detroit top Agate"
Colors:
brown
chocolate brown
Fordite from the Detroit Ford plant is typically gray, maroon, white and black, with other colors red, blue, aqua, green, etc.
Fordite from the Highland Park plant in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is much more colorful.
Distinctive jewelry
Lapidary is the craft of designing, sawing, grinding & polishing, milling & drilling, and wiring precious stones. There are up to 30 steps to create a gemstone. We do over 90% of this work in our own shop to create the finished pieces you see on JimzGemz.
We started making gemstones when I retired in 2011. So far, we have made over 15,000, and sold over half. Business continues to grow, and we are pleased to provide for you our natural, hand-crafted products.