Sterling Silver Fordite Pendant — Detroit Agate Bar, Hand-Stamped Border, Handmade by a Paleontologist, One of a Kind

Layered auto paint, framed in hand-stamped silver.

This is fordite — also called Detroit agate — the hardened, layered overspray that built up on the racks of old automobile paint booths. Coat after coat baked hard over years, until it could be cut and polished like a gemstone. Every band of color is a different car that rolled down the line; the layers read like tree rings — a "fossil of the assembly line." The factory made it by accident, one coat at a time. No two pieces exist.

The fordite runs horizontally across this tapered sterling silver bar, bezel-set and bordered by a hand-stamped chevron pattern that catches the light. A clean, graphic little piece. Finished front and back.

Handmade by Bob Boscarelli — paleontologist and silversmith & lapidary working from Soquel, California. He studied jewelry at Cabrillo College under Dawn Nakanishi, whose rule stuck with him: make the back as nice as the front. Part of his Cyberzoic studio collection; arrives with a small card telling its story.

The details

• Technique: hand-fabricated sterling silver, hand-stamped border, bezel-set
• Materials: sterling silver, fordite (Detroit agate)
• Size: approx 2.5″ incl. bail × 2.2″ body × .9″ wide
• Pendant only (no chain included)
• Signed on the back with his dinosaur maker's mark
• One of a kind — only one exists.

Care: keep dry, avoid chemicals; polish gently.

Shipping: Free US shipping — ships from California via USPS Ground Advantage (tracked & insured), in protective packaging. Processing 3–5 business days. US-only to start.