Motor Agate (Fordite) and Sterling Silver Ring- 1049

Description

THIS IS A GENUINE MOTOR AGATE CABOCHON CUT FROM CURED LAYERS OF VINTAGE AUTO ENAMEL, AND SET IN STERLING SILVER. THE SALVAGED RAW MATERIAL THAT WAS USED IN THIS PIECE CAME FROM A MAJOR PRODUCTION CAR FACTORY MANY YEARS AGO. NOW IT HAS BEEN MADE INTO A PIECE OF STYLISH ECO-JEWELRY, WITH A CAR-LOVING HISTORY!

THIS PIECE IS A TYPE 3 FORDITE CAB: COLOR ON COLOR, WITH LOTS OF METALLICS!-
THIS CAB DISPLAYS A LOVELY BANDING AND POOLING FACE PATTERN, AND HAS BEEN CUT FLAT TOPPED AND BEZEL SET, WITH A GLASSY POLISH. THE RING IS ADJUSTABLE IN SIZE, AND MADE FROM SOLID STERLING SILVER, WITH A HIGH POLISHED FINISH AND A CLOSED BEZEL BACK. VERY NICE!
CAB DIMENSIONS:15MM ROUND
RING SIZE: ADJUSTABLE FROM SIZE 5-10

HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN MOTOR AGATE BEFORE? IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WON'T FIND IN ANY GEM OR MINERAL BOOK!....STILL CURIOUS? LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THIS GORGEOUS AND COLLECTIBLE MATERIAL.....HERE'S THE STORY:

MANY YEARS AGO, IN THE PAINTING BOOTHS IN BIG AUTO FACTORIES, THE ENAMELS USED TO PAINT THE CARS WOULD OVERSPRAY ONTO THE FLOORS, WALLS AND FRAMES THAT THE CAR BODIES WERE MOUNTED ON DURING PRODUCTION. OVER TIME, MANY COLORFUL LAYERS BUILT UP AND HARDENED ON THOSE FRAMES. EVENTUALLY THESE LAYERS OF ENAMEL BECAME VERY THICK AND HEAVY, AND HAD TO BE REMOVED. WHEN THEY WERE, SOME CRAFTY WORKERS NOTICED THAT THIS HARDENED BLOBBY STUFF WAS CURED, PATTERNED LIKE AGATE, AND COULD BE CUT AND POLISHED MUCH LIKE OPAL! SUPERCOOL! LET'S RECYCLE IT!

AS THE NEWS SPREAD ABOUT THE ARTISTIC POTENTIAL OF THIS REMARKABLE MATERIAL, I AM TOLD THAT ROCK-HOUNDS STARTED SHOWING UP AT AUTO FACTORIES, OFFERING TO HELP REMOVE THAT PROBLEMATIC PAINT! NOWADAYS, AUTO PAINTING IS DONE BY AN ELECTROSTATIC METHOD, SO THERE IS VERY LITTLE IF ANY OVERSPRAY, SO THIS MATERIAL IS VERY HARD TO FIND. YOU'LL HAVE TO GET THIS BEAUTIFUL AND COLLECTIBLE ITEM WHILE THERE'S STILL SOME AVAILABLE!

MOTOR AGATE OFTEN DISPLAYS PATTERNS SIMILAR TO NATURAL BANDED AGATE, MEXICAN LACE AGATE, OR FLOWER ONYX, BUT IS MUCH LIGHTER THAN STONE, AND HAS SURREAL COMBINATIONS OF OPAQUE, TRANSLUCENT, AND METALLIC COLORS. IT'S A GORGEOUS NOVELTY WITH A GREAT STORY TO BOOT!

GET A PIECE OF YOUR OWN, AND BECOME A PART OF POP CULTURE HISTORY!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MOTOR AGATE, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.FORDITE.COM

Added on Sep 15, 2009

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