Gold brass ring?

[TerryEastTexas]

I'm not sure what type of ring this is. It seems to me to have a brass outer ring with a gold inner ring. The inner side has 18 with two symbols that I can't make out. Were rings made of brass and gold?

 

[okierebel]

Hey Terry 18 means 18 karat which according to my wife's jeweler they don't make anymore. He said early 1900s.
But I don't know about the inner and outer part. I have a large men's band found by my dad (passed) it's 18k.
I have 3 brass bands (one found on CW site) that I'm sure used to be plated. These jewelry hounds on here would
probably know for sure. Hopefully someone will chime in! Very nice find I would say!!

HH okie

 

[TerryEastTexas]

Thanks okierebel. Just curious what the emblems might have stood for.

 

[Ronstar]

That many hallmarks could be British or Irish etc

 

[GeorgeinSC]

Hey Terry 18 means 18 karat which according to my wife's jeweler they don't make anymore. He said early 1900s.
But I don't know about the inner and outer part. I have a large men's band found by my dad (passed) it's 18k.
I have 3 brass bands (one found on CW site) that I'm sure used to be plated. These jewelry hounds on here would
probably know for sure. Hopefully someone will chime in! Very nice find I would say!!

HH okie

I think the jeweler misinformed your wife about rings no longer being made out of 18k gold. There are plenty of them to be had at a price.

 

[The Possum]

Can't help you much on the make or origin of the ring, but nice find anyhow!!!

 

[laplander]

I found a ring a few years back and it had a funny look to it. it was definitely gold but had 2 colors. It was a Duplex ring, high karat gold over a low karat core. Mine had wore thru the covering giving it a 2 tone look. Duplex was a patented process in the late 1800's touting solid gold but had longer wear lasting qualities , probably been around a while before.
HH Jeff

 

[okierebel]

I think the jeweler misinformed your wife about rings no longer being made out of 18k gold. There are plenty of them to be had at a price.

Thanks for the info George! Good to know I will ask the jeweler about that, hopefully not TOO soon. By the way my first name
is George too!
HH okie

 

[brianc577]

I have found at least a dozen wedding bands at old sites most are stamped 12 or 14 kt but brass. I think there were a lot of crooked jewlers

 

[GeorgeinSC]

Thanks for the info George! Good to know I will ask the jeweler about that, hopefully not TOO soon. By the way my first name
is George too!
HH okie

My middle name is George but that is what i was called except for the 20 i spent i the Navy.. My Gfrandfathers Name and my first name were the same.

 

[okierebel]

My middle name is George but that is what i was called except for the 20 i spent i the Navy.. My Gfrandfathers Name and my first name were the same.

Yeah my dad's first name was George so at some point they started calling me by my middle name. For a while I thought
my first name was dammit!
HH okie