Interesting historical fact that you probably knew but I didn’t:
The term, “findings” comes from the practice of jewelry makers
digging around in their bin of scrap metal to “find” a piece that
could be made into a clasp, jump ring, or whatever. Hence the name,
“findings.” Amazing what tid-bits surface here and there to further
our understanding!
John
Pentaluna Jewels
Indiana
the term, "findings" comes from the practice of jewelry makers digging around in their bin of scrap metal to "find" a piece that could be made into a clasp, jump ring, or whatever. Hence the name, "findings."
I heard a speech – Alan Bell – he said that Providence used to be
a shoe making center and the companies there made the eyelets and
such for lace up shoes, and then when shoe styles changed, they moved
over to jewelry.