The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
WEDDING PRESENT EXCHANGE.
A Dealer Who VIII Take Duplicates In Re
turn for Things More Needed.

turn for Things More Needed.
1T is not by chance that silver is marked
in the shops free Of charge, explained the
maj who makes a business Of exchanging
wedding presents, ~for an article that has
been engraved will not be taken back. II
this were not 30 the silver merchants would
be inundated with returned wedding gifts.
"The bride who gets duplicates Of things
she could never make use OF is really ham,
pered by the stuff, and here she car select
something she does want for something
she doesn't.
at matters not whether the article is
engraved. We remove the engraving and
restore the article to its original commercial
value. Filling in the engraving has been
tried, but owing to the fact that the solder
used Ia a different combination Of baser
metals, the lines cannot be entirely effaced.
I'VE don't pretend to pay cash for articles
brought to us, but we do exchange them
for anything we have in the shop. For
instance, the superfuous tea set Of one pa
tron may be exchanged for the more desir-
able dish, pitcher or English fat ware Of
another with an outlay Of money which
may be trifing. Our customers are among
the best people in the city. Only yesterday
one Of the fall brides whose wedding caused
talk came to us with almost a CARLOAD OF
silver articles, wedding and Christmas
presents, that she was unable to use. Some
| even had the cards attached to them and
the goods we're bought at the smartest shops
in own We ook the lot and will either
make up something in special design for
her or she will wait until there is something
in stock that just suits.
Another branch of our business Ia the
designing and making of dog collars or
neck chains out Of odd jewels, old gold or
the odds and ends Of the jewel casket which
with the passage Of time accumulate in every
householder's establishment.
f., "A woman is quite apt to have some
antique bit Of jewelry, heirloom or unset
stone that she may want to keep for as
made into a handsome necklace, buckle
or other trinket according TO original de-
sign. Here is one which we designed for
a woman who happened to have these old
bracelets, two pairs OF earrings, a brooch
several collar buttons and some small
design in which the various pieces had
been mounted or strung by tiny chains
into a charming festoon necklace. The
brooch was arranged as a pendant and
could be removed and worn separately.
For another we took an old
fashioned silver castor and made a stunning
four light candelabra out Of it," went on
the man. Il could multiply instances Of
similar work, for the chances are infinite
for turning old articles into new. In the
event of an article being too far gone to
restore it we will pay the full market price
for silver.
"The tricks that women resort to in the
stores to get rid of their wedding gifts
are many and various When they hnd It
impossible to return them to the store
whore they were purchased they will make
a tour Of the antique shops Of the city to
best market price for the stuff. Occa-
sionally they send the articles out again
as wedding gifts to some of their friends
who contemplate getting married. Some
very amusing complications. result, too,
from this ORA ctice,"