The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-28
Spurious Diamonds.

To an enquiring Times Star reporter
Cincinnati diamond dealer said:
"The white stone diamond is the best
imitation of genuine diamond ever sold,
and can not be told from the real stones
except by an expert. They are as pure
and brilliant in appearance as are the
genuine jewels which they initiate"
GLOW are the white stone diamonds
manufactured?n
"The stones themselves come direct to
this city from the vast laboratory of NJ.
f. Kipler, of Rue Richer, Paris. the only
one in the world where these stones are
made from pure crystals, submitted to
chemical and votaic process, by which
is impaired all the brilliancy, hardness
and reflective qualities of real gems. The
pure white stone diamonds which come
from this laboratory are the only perfect
fac simiie of the real damand in the
world. His method of manufacture is this:
He makes use of glass vessel similar to
that known as the electric egg. To the
lower rod he attaches cylinder of pure
carbon an inch in length and half an inch
in diameter. This detailed description
may of course be wcarisome but follow
me a trifle farther. To the upper rod he
fixes platinum block. He then exhausts
the air from the balloon and the dis
lance from the platinum to the carbon
being only about two inches, he passed
an inductive current from a powerful
voltaic battery. The disposition of the
apparatus is constantly maintained, for
one month, at the completion of which
time, the appearance of the platinum
block undergoes a complete change, and
octahedral crystals are discoyerable, from
which he utilizes gems of the rarest bril-
liancy. The stones are shipped here in
packages of from three to ten gross at
time"
care there other methodist
eyes, there is an inferior quality
which are called white stone diamonds
which are nothing more than common
white glass. cast into shape and facets
cut on them. They are principally used
for cheap plated goods, and snide work.
A hundred or more of these stones are
cut at time, and are made for 50 a
gross, or 144 stones. And now let me
give you an idea how diamond lace pin
is made. Inc the first place a piece of
gold about eight inches long and about
"A quarter of an inch square, is put into a
wire rolling mill and brought down to a
proper thickness. 1t is then cut into
pieces and drawn through plates into
knife-edge shape, and into square wire.
The knife-edgcd shaped gold is then
shaped into styles after a pattern, and
are soldered together. After the joint
and catch is put on, they go to the pol
ishing department, and from there to the
engravcrs. After the pins are engraved
they are again polished. The stones are
then fastened in, and the pintong is put
in, and then they receive their final
polish and are sent to the office for
sale"
care the higher classes ever deceived
with this class of goods ~
eyes. You know that for centuries
the nobility of Europe were supposed to
be the very best judges of diamonds.
But it has recently transpired that even
the proudcst nobility of the continent
have been deceived in this respect, and
have been wearing imitation diamonds
without knowing it. Prince Esterhazy,
the Hungarian magnatc of one of the no.
blest families of Austria, has been lately
purchasing the white stone ophir diamond
for genuine at enormous prices. So per
feet was the imitation that even the Jew
elers to whom these diamonds were sent
did not discover the imitation. 1t is no
wonder that the nobility have been de-
ceivcd it would have been wonderful had
they not been"