Franklin hosts annual gem and mineral show
| 29 Sep 2015 | 02:53
Edye Marshall of Vernon came to the show looking for a pink, heart-shaped stone and after only a few minutes she found what she was looking for at the Franklin-Sterling Gem & Mineral Show.
Collectable statues and masks were brought in by Diaesinc African Art of Philadelphia.
FRANKLIN — Last weekend, the two-day Franklin-Sterling Gem & Mineral Show celebrated its 59th year by operating one of the largest gem and mineral shows in northern New Jersey.
Held at the Franklin Elementary School, the show boasted more than 40 dealers with the school’s gymnasium fully packed and dozens more vendors outside the school.
The show offered a wide variety of items for sale including gems, mineral specimens of all kinds, fine and costume jewelry, lapidary items, books, and mining artifacts including a trailer-mounted mining wagon.
— Photos by Chris Wyman