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Illusionist Locket #49 Heart Butterfly Pendent Necklace
| Start Price |
USD 290.00 |
| Current Price |
USD 290.00 |
| Time Left |
8 days 17 hours 43 minutes |
| Bid Count |
0 |
| Buy It Now Price |
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| Reserve Price |
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| Start Time |
Monday, October 20, 2008 |
| End Time |
Sunday, January 18, 2009 |
| Location |
Eagle, ID |
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Description
Locket #49 Spalted Hard Maple Bail: Solid 14 ct gold Style: Slim Necklace: Not included (See below) Made by: Illusion Lockets LLC, in Idaho USA Patent Pending You are bidding on a locket that was inspired by the movie “The Illusionist”. It comes with a nice pendent box and a custom made picture punch to punch your photo to the exact size to fit the locket. It also comes with detailed instructions of operation and how to install your picture into the locket. The locket is 1.4” tall X 0.7” wide X 0.6” thick (35.5 X 17.8 X 15.2 mm) and opens to display two large non- split pictures 0.51” (13 mm) in diameter, one is displayed in the oval position and the other in the heart position. The hole dia in the bail is 0.16” (4 mm) to accept many necklace sizes. Please watch this 50 second video of a sample locket: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi0p3gUVamI I am now offering a variety of 18 inch long necklaces for the buyer to purchase: Gold necklaces available: z Solid 14 Ct Gold Lobster Clasp – 1.5 mm Natural, Brown or Black Leather - $25 z Gold Filled Lobster Clasp – 2mm Mocha Rubber - $12 z Gold Plated – Fancy Link Chain - $5 z Gold Plated – Nugget Chain - $5 Silver Necklaces available: z Sterling Silver Lobster Clasp – 1.5 mm Natural, Brown or Black Leather - $10 z Silver Plated – Nugget Chain - $5 If you want a necklace email me after you have won the bid on the locket and tell me what you want and I will add it to the ebay invoice and email it to you. Charge for international shipping and insurance by US priority mail (6-10 business days for deliver): $35, International express (3-5 business day): $60 Buyer pays any customs or import fees Idaho, USA residents add 6% for sales tax Background of the Locket Jim Anderson has worked for a large high tech company in Boise, Idaho as a Mechanical Engineer for 25+ years. He is an inventor on 18+ patents relating to disc and tape drive technology. In addition to his love for designing complex mechanical parts he enjoys woodworking in his shop at home.While watching "The Illusionist" Jim was intrigued by the locket that was shown in the movie. This locket transformed from an oval into a heart shape and opened to mysteriously reveal a picture. There was no apparent way the locket could function in this way without tearing the picture in half. He started thinking about various designs to make similar lockets as gifts for his wife and daughter. He gave a crude prototype of his favorite concept to his wife for Mothers Day in 2007. His wife and many of her friends were fascinated with the beauty and cleverness of this design. Upon opening the locket in the oval position it revealed a large non-split picture. It was especially fun to watch people’s reaction from surprise when the locket was opened in the heart configuration to reveal a different picture. People would typically want to grab it to try and figure out how it worked and it became a very interesting conversation piece with all who saw it. After seeing the positive reaction to the locket, he was further motivated to continue working on it. He made dozens of prototype components testing every aspect of the locket and many hundreds of hours later the design was perfected. He had a patent search done on the locket and nothing close to his design was found so he decided to form a small business and apply for a patent. Thus Illusion Lockets LLC was born.Jim has combined his love of wood working with his skill as an Engineer to create a locket that is truly unique. Through the use of 10 tiny but powerful magnets that either repel or attract each other the locket components flip into their desired locations almost mysteriously. In addition to the magnets, the locket contains 5 locating balls to precisely align the pieces together so that it will reliably twist into the various configurations without catching. Adding to the uniqueness of this locket is that both pictures are surrounded by inlayed brass picture frames that also function as a rotation housing for pivoting the locket between the oval and heart shape. Jim loves the beauty and variety that wood offers and wishes others could experience the different smells of each type of wood as it is sanded and polished to perfection. Because each type of wood is so unique he thinks it is the perfect material for making custom jewelry. He also enjoys the hunt for the most beautiful woods in the world. Where possible, all of his woods are injected with a plastic polymer to stabilize the wood and ensure that the beauty of the wood will be preserved for many years. The bails of the lockets are made from either solid 14 Ct gold or sterling silver. The butterfly pattern is machined into the wood and then filled with a white epoxy resin. He hopes that you enjoy showing your locket to others as much as he and his wife have.
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