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  • Pair of cufflinks made of hair and gold. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Gold oval pendant with twitted edge decoration and two locks of hair. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Oval gold pendant with two out rings, one engraved and one twisted gold, containing two locks of hair. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Lyre shaped pendant made of hair and gold. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Gold ring wrapped in braided hair with the inscription "T Z" on the inside. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Bracelet made of woven hair with a gold clasp of two embracing hands. Most likely received as a token of friendship or love. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Small necklace made of intricately braided blonde and brown hair with gold end caps attached to a gold clasp. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Necklace of intricately braided blonde and brown hair with gold end caps attached to a hexagonal clasp with a loop attached for a pendant. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Necklace of intricately woven blond and brown hair fastened with gold clasp. Acorn pendant also made of hair with a gold tip. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Braided brown hair tube that is expandable, attached to an octagonal gold fastener, which originally held a pendant or charm. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Braided brown hair rope inserted through gold hexagonal tube at throat, which originally held a pendant that has been lost. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Bracelet made of woven hair with a an oval pendant with petals and blond braided hair in the center and two gold clasps holding the pendant.
  • Black cross with gold end caps and engraved gold center. Belonged to W.C.B, a female member of the Bayless Family.
  • Necklace made of brown hair woven to create beads. Between each bead has a thin gold ring between it. A metal cross pendant with engraved floral scrollwork is attached to a metal plate with an empty shield engraved on it.
  • Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry. "Mother" engraved on the back.
  • Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • Partial cross pendant inscribed with the letter "T". From the Spalding Colman estate. Possibly from Coleman, Tyler, Robinson, or Gwathmey family.
  • Cross pendant inscribed with the letter "L". From the Spalding Colman estate. Possibly from Coleman, Tyler, Robinson, or Gwathmey family.
  • From the Spalding Colman estate. Possibly from Coleman, Tyler, Robinson, or Gwathmey family.
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