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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 05-31-2009 05:20 PM Anyone have any examples to share? JR May 31, 1899 IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 06-01-2009 12:41 AM Scott, I have not owned or, to my recollection, seen this specific type of pendant before. However, the generic term lavaliere is now used to describe a wider range of pendant styles, seemingly most commonly the delicate, mass-produced 10-14k pendants from 1900s-1910s, such as this one: They frequently seem to involve pearls (baroque & seed) and small diamonds. Sometimes real or synthetic colored stones. The Wikipedia entry on lavaliere presents a narrower definition: quote: A lavalier is a type of jewelry, consisting of a pendant with one stone, suspended from a necklace. It is named for the type of pendant popularized by the Duchesse de la Valli�re, a mistress of King Louis XIV of France. Within the fashion world, the name was eventually shortened to "lavalier(e)". In the Greek system in American colleges, it refers specifically to a necklace bearing a fraternity's or sorority's letters. An accepted gift of a lavalier, called lavaliering, indicates a romantic commitment that may develop into a long term engagement, and marriage. IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 06-01-2009 07:26 AM The principals of Maintien Bros & Elliot were George H Maintien, William F Maintien and Clarence P Elliot. IP: Logged
Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 06-01-2009 07:53 AM In the classic silent movie "Safety Last", Harold Lloyd's character is attempting to get money buy a lavalier for his girlfriend. I wonder how many times a viewer has pulled out the dictionary for a definition after watching the movie. I know I had not heard the term before I saw it! Brent IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 06-01-2009 08:14 AM It interesting to see where the term lavalier mike or microphone must have originated. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 06-01-2009 08:43 AM A couple of frames from the silent movie Safety Last: IP: Logged

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