Alloy Two or more elemental metals mixed to form a homogeneous mass are an alloy. Sometimes metals are alloyed with a non-metal such as carbon. The newly formed metal is usually harder, more durable, a different color and less malleable than the original...
Bead A bead is small decorative ornament pierced for stringing. Beads come in all shapes and sizes: round, cylindrical, square, tubular, triangular, amorphous and carved. They can be made of precious metal, gemstones, clay, plastic, organic material, wood, base metal,...
Belais Belais Diamond Dinner Ring in 18k White Gold and Platinum. Belais Manufacturing Co., founded by David Belais (1863 – June 5, 1933), was among the early manufacturers of white gold jewelry in the United States. During the late 19th and early 20th century,...
Bone Bones are the rigid skeletal parts that form the framework that supports the bodies of vertebrates. Bone has been used in the creation of jewelry since humans first began to adorn themselves. Easily carved, bone has been fashioned into beads, buttons, rings, hair...
