Please help identify these , 65 pearls not sure where from, my mother gave them to me thank you

[Lora123!]

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Looks to me like a strand of akoya pearls. The clasp seems to read 9 KT or 8 KT, can't tell.

They could use cleaning and restringing! You can find a tutorial and some videos on the Lowly Beaders Club section. Many of us restring our own pearls; it isn't hard.

 

[Lora123!]

Looks to me like a strand of akoya pearls. The clasp seems to read 9 KT or 8 KT, can't tell.

They could use cleaning and restringing! You can find a tutorial and some videos on the Lowly Beaders Club section. Many of us restring our own pearls; it isn't hard.

Thank you for your help , don’t think they have been worn since 1960 my mum got them from a friend in London back then
Very scared to re string !! Might clean them though thanks again

 

[Pearl Dreams]

You literally cannot hurt the pearls by restringing. It's only thread and overhand knots!

If you decide you want to give it a try, here is a link to the tutorial:

Thread 'Stringing Tutorial with photos: Stringing on Serafil, Beaders Secret & Power Pro'

Dec 2, 2012

How to string (or restring) your pearls on doubled Pattye's Serafil, Beaders Secret, and Power Pro​

This is not hard-- really! It is harder to describe it than to do it. Anyone can learn to string their own pearls!
If after reading through this, it sounds too daunting, I suggest making a mini-strand for practice first. Make one 12-15 pearls long just so you can practice how to knot the end 3 pearls on each side and attach the clasps; the middle pearls are easy to knot.

To just practice knotting (without bothering with clasps), make an overhand knot, string on a pearl (or...

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