Vintage Catholic Sacred Heart Pendant With Infinity Symbol Inside Hexagon "Sterling" Below it

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My first question! Thank you in advance to anyone who can help. Before I post anything here, my research has always been exhaustive. And exhausting ;)

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I have an oval Sacred Heart pendant with Mary on one side & a Sacred Heart Image: Jesus gesturing to his heart.

The mark is a horizontal hexagon with an infinity symbol inside. STERLING below. I did find that the infinity symbol is used in the Roman Catholic faith. I also saw mention of hexagons. But neither referred to any specific symbols for them. I'm ready to call a priest! LOL

FYI: I'm not Catholic, but I love the symbolism, art ,etc. & have a small collection of vintage Catholic pendants, charms & rosaries. Same with Judaism & Buddhism. I'm open to any! These are just the ones I've found & liked :D




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I found the maker!! This was purely by accident. There's a jeweler ID section of a site that I have promised myself to go through every single letter in the alphabet at least once a week. I did that here & I've pretty much memorized it or know where to look.

On this site, I'd found this company, Leach & Garner, now LeachGarner, listed with an infinity symbol as its mark! But, it said they were in Hong Kong. I did see they established business in the US in 1899, but nothing about Italy. Today, I decided to Google them. Why didn't I do this sooner?? They are now LeachGarner. I looked further into their contact section & lo & behold! They have a LeachGarner Europe, based in Italy!! Ta-da!!

I am thrilled & pretty darn proud! I've been so surprised that not one person has replied to this, with over 1000 views. This almost made me give up. If no one here knows...

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