Elgin 14K

[doug sinclair]

Mike,

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According to Shugart, Engel, and Gilbert, the wheat sheaf does denote karat gold, but it doesn't specify the karat. I think the 14 karat is a safe bet, but one can't be certain without testing it. Very pretty case on that one. Looks almost as though it has spent its entire life in a chamois pouch, in a drawer.

Doug

[Jerry Treiman]

Here is another thread that discusses some of the case marks.
old ref::http://nawcc-mb.infopop.cc/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=2386079361&f=4316035461&m=9316086461&r=1516086461#1516086461
Apparently the wheat sheaf on a BWCCo case may indicate a lower karat gold, or at least that the case is not all the same karat.

Jerry Treiman
member, chapters 174 & 185

[Kent]

Mike:

Brooklyn's description of its Wheat grade case is contained in their 1887 ad, linked to below. According to that ad, the Wheat case has a 14K layer oluter layer bonded to an 8K inner layer.

Kent

That guy down in Georgia :smile: