Elephant Trunks Up Vintage Taxco Brooch Alpaca Silver Abalone Shell J282

Elephant Trunks Up Taxco Brooch Alpaca Silver Abalone Shell J282 This adorable elephant is sure to make you smile. He is vintage, made between 1949 to 1979. He is stamped the Mexico eagle 3 stamp, broche Alpaca, and sterling Alpaca BUT the thing to know is “Alpaca Sterling” or “Alpaca Silver” contains no silver at all. Alpaca Silver, also known as German Silver is an alloy that was developed to look like silver. It is incredibly durable and malleable, which lends itself to the use in jewelry quite well. Alpaca silver is made of copper, nickel and zinc and sometimes iron. Please look at the pictures for details and condition. The item pictured is the exact item you will receive. Vintage jewelry will show some signs of age, which is expected from many years of wear. If I see anything out of normal wear, I will always note it. J282-0024-724