toasted36
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posted on September 15, 2003 08:58:02 PM new
Can't not for the life of me remember the name of these boats/ships ....all I can think of is the nina ,pinta and the santa maria but not the type of ship....also these earrings have screw backs does that help date them?
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ohmslucy
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posted on September 15, 2003 09:03:00 PM new
Hi,
Pretty snazzy earrings! Any marks?
Galleon comes to mind... If you Google galleon for images there are ten pages of pics to look at!
As far as the screwbacks, I remember them from the '60s but I'm sure some of our resident jewelry experts will be along and they know a whole lot more than I do.
Hope this helps.
Lucy
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toasted36
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posted on September 15, 2003 09:19:16 PM new
Thank You Lucy !! Man it was driving me crazy !! I haven't spotted any marks  but I thought they were cool...ships and earrings kinda a cross over item .Maybe someone who collects ships might bid.
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Roadsmith
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posted on September 15, 2003 11:09:56 PM new
Galleon came to mind for me, too.
I think screwbacks can be older than the 60s, Lucy. Some earrings my greatgrandmother had were screwbacks, unless I've gone back a generation too far in memory.
I *think* it was pierced earrings for about 10,000 years, then screwbacks, then clips. I welcome any and all corrections here!
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sanmar
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posted on September 15, 2003 11:15:28 PM new
They still make screwbacks. Go to any department store & you will find them. There are a lot of Senior ladies that don't have pierced ears.
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rarriffle
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posted on September 16, 2003 02:46:12 AM new
most sado masochists like screw back earrings....those puppies hurt like crazy!
all joking aside, these are very neat earrings....I agree with the Galeon ship type..have never seen any like those...they would look great in my collection.
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classicrock000
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posted on September 16, 2003 04:00:26 AM new
could it be the good ship lolipop?
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Twelvepole
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posted on September 16, 2003 05:50:22 AM new
http://www.abc.se/~m10354/bld/shiptype.htm
Try here,
They look like Chinese Junks to me
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stopwhining
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posted on September 16, 2003 06:05:56 AM new
viking ships have this dragon business too.
it looks more viking than chinese junk to me.
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 16, 2003 06:53:35 AM new
I notice the crosses on the sails. Spain maybe? They look Spanish to me. Chinese Junks do look like this, but would be absent the cross. Check this out, very close to your boat:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2657690547&category=291
Cheryl
[ edited by CBlev65252 on Sep 16, 2003 06:59 AM ]
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neroter12
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posted on September 16, 2003 09:13:56 AM new
I thought of Vikings when I saw them, too.
Very unique earrings there!!
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toasted36
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posted on September 16, 2003 09:54:57 AM new
lol I click on the link for chinese junk thinking you meant the earrings were junk (as in trash) ....didn't even know there were ships called that roflmao  .You guy need a good laugh think of what my face looked like when I was saying these aren't junk there cool ! lol
CBlev65252 Thats them ! looks like some kind of bird on the front.
Thanks so much for the help everyone !!
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AuctionAce
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posted on September 16, 2003 10:03:57 AM new
Maybe Spainish galleons with really ugly women maidenheads at the bows.?  ( she looked more like a dragon than a women )
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dacreson
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posted on September 16, 2003 10:13:42 AM new
Don't know about ear rings but know about ships. What you have there is a stylized "Caravel". This ship was used by the early (1400's ) Portuguese and Spaniard's and Columbus's Santa Maria was of this class ship. (reference pp508, 1929 edition Encyclopedia Britannica)
As a side note I have used this old Encyclopedia set for years as has "antique" information not found in current reference books or CD's. David
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 16, 2003 10:21:53 AM new
with really ugly women maidenheads at the bows
Ya, real dogs. OMG, I've really lost my mind because I'm beginning to sound like my boyfriend and I just couldn't help but make the comment.
Cheryl
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trai
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posted on September 16, 2003 10:34:18 AM new
This type of ship was called a "Caravel"
This was a common type for the Middle century. The Nina, pinta, santa maria where spanish ships.
The picture of your earings look pretty genaric as far as the ships go.
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