Love the patina

[gregM]

I know some of you guys like your crosses all shiney and new but I
like a cross that have a sence of history about them.

This one just arrived in the mail.
A S-W marked Ek1 with a cracked core and a very nice blue patina
to the frame--------

[gregM]

the backside----

[streptile]

Oh that is beautiful. I don't like crosses new and polished at all. I love a good gunmetal blue patina like yours. Any silver marks on this one, Greg? In my limited observation, the higher-grade silver tends towards this color of patina over time.

For example this is marked .925:



S-W EK1s are so consistently beautiful and delicate.

[gregM]

Thanks Trevor.
No silver marks. I can't recall ever seeing a S-W Ek1 silvermarked.

[Montgomery Burns]

Greg
what a lovely ek1 s-w ,,,congratulations
patina all around ,,,,,lovely
regards kay

[gregM]

Thanks Kay.

It looks like S-W used at least 3 different cores.

[Montgomery Burns]

I seen them with godet core ,KO core,, DOF core ...not to speak off the core's shown here

I never knew it wood be important to save the pictures ,,





kay

[Montgomery Burns]

O ,,and did anyone noticed the crown design off one particular SW core
and the godet's small 7 crown ?

[streptile]

O ,,and did anyone noticed the crown design off one particular SW core
and the godet's small 7 crown ?

S-W EK1

[Montgomery Burns]

I rely missed that one ,,,, but yes ,,,I love imperial
well done Trevor ,,,well done

[VtwinVince]

Nice one, Greg, I'm like you in that I have numerous heavily worn items which other collectors would find unacceptable, but I like them

[Adrian]

I know some of you guys like your crosses all shiney and new but I
like a cross that have a sence of history about them.

This one just arrived in the mail.
A S-W marked Ek1 with a cracked core and a very nice blue patina
to the frame--------

Beautiful cross Greg, the patina is outstanding!

Oh that is beautiful. I don't like crosses new and polished at all. I love a good gunmetal blue patina like yours. Any silver marks on this one, Greg? In my limited observation, the higher-grade silver tends towards this color of patina over time.

For example this is marked .925:

S-W EK1s are so consistently beautiful and delicate.

Trevor, are those striations horizontally across your EK2 or a trick of the light?

[Brian S]

Very nice. I thought this thread was about an old girlfriend of mine, Patina.

[Scott Powell]

wow i love the crosses in this thread! i LOVE patina as well

[streptile]

Trevor, are those striations horizontally across your EK2 or a trick of the light?

Hi Adrian,

Nope, those are on the core. I may start a thread with this cross, and his brothers, later today, so I'll include some more photos.

Scott,

For your interest -- the second EK2 you show has this core: S-W EK1 ...and is IMO among the earliest WWI EK2s that are now known.