[Jewelry making - Article 00587] - Re: [Orchid] Diamond cutting

[Jerry in Kodiak]

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Pat,

>        I think the diamond in question must have been the Kohinoor. 

    No, it was the Cullinan, not  the Kohinoor. Another post on this
    thread did a great job of  describing the history of the Cullinan..
    The legend of Mr. Asscher fainting, before or after the cleaving,
    however, may be just that, a legend. I remember reading in one of the
    industry publications not to long ago,( JCK maybe?) of an interview
    with Mr Asscher's son regarding the event. He said the fainting story
    was not true at all, but that his father did the job as a matter of
    course and  described the event to the family that evening over
    supper. Hype has always been with us, eh? 

    Jerry in Kodiak

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