Diamonds, pearls and precious stones : where they are found, howcut, and made ready for use in the jeweler's art, their composition and value (1913)
Smith, Marcell Nelson, 1854- · Boston, Mass. : Printed for Smith Patterson Co. by Atlantic Print. Co. · leaf 69
ource, are gradually being exhausted. In the last five years, statistics show that there has not been an average of ten million dollars worth of pearls from all the fisheries combined, while much more than ten million dollars worth of pearls are sold annually in New York City alone. Furthermore,… … THE RAJAH OF DHOLPUR WHOSE PEARLS WERE VALUED AT $7,500,0011 Courtesy ofJ. B. Lippincott Co. PEARLS 45 sea to pick out and get the oysters which they Pearlthought might contain pearls, but since the Flsherusdemand has so largely increased, divers are nolonger employed. Grapples are used in…
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