| Consumer chief urges parents to keep cheap jewelry away from kids (USA Today) The country's top product safety regulator warned parents and caretakers Wednesday to take cheap metal jewelry away from children out of concern they could be exposed to toxic heavy metals such as lead and cadmium. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Skinner Fine Jewelry Auction Nets $2.6M, $1M Over Pre-Auction Estimate (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - 03/23/10) - Skinner, Inc. today announced the results of its latest fine jewelry auction, which was held in Boston on March 16th. The highly successful sale grossed $2.6M including buyer's premium, just short of a million over the pre-auction estimate high. Fine jewelry coming from two prominent collections -- that of Hope Goddard Iselin and Elizabeth Colt -- did ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Mover Accused Of Stealing Jewelry A 27-year-old man, who worked for a moving company, is accused of stealing high-valued jewelry from two separate residences during their moves. wcco.com |
Suspects in jewelry theft cases face more charges Police again are looking for an accused jewelry thief and her stepfather. pittsburghlive.com |
Cadmium in Chinese jewelry raises alarms U.S. regulators have recalled more than 200,000 pieces of jewelry containing the metal, which can be toxic in high levels. The cupcake-shaped pendants came in shades of blue and pink, studded with rhinestones. Meant for little girls, they hung on simple faux-silver necklaces and cost as little as $8. baltimoresun.com |