[Jewelry making - Article 00064] - Re: [Orchid] Sterling or Nickel

[Pam Chott]

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>      I  was very psyched to see your exerpt of the FTC regulations.
>     Then I checked the URL and I'm not finding pin stems and catches in
>     the list of exemptions for karat gold; I do see them in the list of
>     exemptions for gold filled and platinum in addition to silver. Am I
>     just not seeing them in the list or does the FTC think gold is hard
>     enough? 

Hi Linda.

    The short answers: Pin stems and catches are not exempted for karat
    gold alloy items.  Gold alloys are considered strong enough for such
    findings. 

    In the revised jewelry guides, exemptions to assay for gold alloy
    items were expanded to include:  

    metallic parts completely and permanently encased in a nonmetallic
    covering and field pieces and bezels for lockets; 

    The background and in-depth discussions leading to the revisions
    offer better understanding of the regulations and why changes were
    made.  For instance, you'll find that the "permanently encased"
    metallic parts named above are pearl pegs. 

    Right now I'm unable to access the server for the PDF file so can't
    give you the specific URL but The Federal Register Notice of these
    proceedings can be found by going through:
    http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/jewelryjump.htm 

    On the first screen, you should see this listing: Federal Register
    Notices 

    FTC Revises Guides for Jewelry, Precious Metals and Pewter Industries
    (5/30/96) 

    If you choose the PDF file, see section 8. on (page?) 27194 

    The text file is more difficult to navigate. Both take a long time to
    load! 

HTH
Pam Chott
www.songofthephoenix.com

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