[Jewelry making - Article 00842] - Re: [Orchid] The term Nickel silver

[Downey]

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>            Just out of curiosity why wouldn't the use of the term
>     "nickel silver" be considered fraud? Silver is also a color. 

    I think this is a 'bit' of a cop-out. Silver is a 'color' but only in
    the sense that ruby, amethyst, emerald,etc. are colors. If a
    customer points to a green tourmaline and says "Let me see that one"
    and you reply "Oh - the emerald" that could be unethical/misleading.
    There is a difference between the color and the actual alloy. You
    don't mark/call 14kw "gold silver"(or worse yet-gold platinum" since
    some say it was promoted as a platinum replacement) just because
    it's 'silver colored'. 	There is SO much emphasis on full disclosure
    with gemstones, isn't it time to lose the term nickel/German silver.
    And what about 10k BRASS with some gold added!? 

Carl
1 Lucky Texan


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