{"product_id":"vintage-midas-touch-singapore-22k-gold-dipped-real-crab-brooch-pendant-a-genuine-crab-that-struck-it-rich","title":"Vintage Midas Touch Singapore 22K Gold Dipped Real Crab Brooch Pendant A Genuine Crab That Struck It Rich","description":"\u003cp\u003eGold dipping a real crab is a genre all its own, a novelty tradition that took off in the 1970s when makers started preserving actual sea creatures under a genuine gold electroplate finish rather than sculpting a metal version from scratch. This one comes from Midas Touch of Singapore, dated to 1979, and the crab itself is fully intact under the gold, from the textured legs and claws down to the small raised eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 2 inches by 1.5 inches it has real presence, and the gold dipping catches light across every ridge and joint in a way a cast piece never quite manages, since you are looking at the actual anatomy of the animal rather than an interpretation of it. It wears two ways, as a brooch via the pin back or as a pendant, giving it more everyday versatility than most novelty pieces this distinctive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a conversation piece first and a brooch second, exactly the kind of thing a shell and sea creature collector has been looking for without knowing it existed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GOTTROCKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51508089258290,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ladygottrocks.com\/products\/vintage-midas-touch-singapore-22k-gold-dipped-real-crab-brooch-pendant-a-genuine-crab-that-struck-it-rich","provider":"GOTTROCKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}