[Jewelry making - Article 00029] - Re: [Orchid] Florida Brown Silver Tarnish

[Luck, David J]

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Hi Liane,

    I also make and sell sterling silver jewelry through galleries and I
    sometimes have this problem, although it usually is not as bad as
    you have described. Sometimes it is caused by some kind of unusual
    contaminate, like the adhesives used in the display cases. More
    often it is because the gallery personnel does not polish the silver
    jewelry on a regular basis. 

    Sterling silver will tarnish if left out in the open air. I store
    and ship my polished jewelry in zipped plastic bags which keeps it
    looking nice. I encourage my galleries to also store my jewelry in
    these bags when it is not on display. I sometimes will send along a
    polishing cloth along with a consignment shipment to remind the
    gallery to keep my jewelry polished. 

    Sometimes I will send consignment jewelry to a gallery and sales
    will be good for a while then they will taper off until I finally
    have to ask to have my work returned. When it arrives I find that it
    is tarnished and dingy looking because it was never maintained. Of
    course no one was buying it in that unpolished condition. 

    As part of their responsibility for selling sterling silver jewelry,
    gallery managers should make sure that the jewelry is polished on a
    regular schedule. I think that they will find that they will have
    more sales and that they will also have a more professional looking
    gallery. This will help their business and keep their artists happy
    and productive. 

David Luck
www.davidluckjewelry.com
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