Weekly Impression Dies
Impression Dies are used to create a fully three dimensional piece of jewelry. These dies will give you amazing detail using flat sheet or small ingots of metal. They are best used with urethane, paper, or an aluminum force that pushes the sheet into the die. Please check out the videos on our YouTube channel to learn all about impression dies! Potter USA YouTube Channel
Impression Die Veiled Queen
WSB-AN524
This medallion depicts a woman in profile wearing an open crown and a veil. This impression die is very old and has sustained pitting in the design, but is still beautiful. You will receive the impression die with the pitting. The black spots on the design or NOT pitting, just discoloration in the metal, and will not affect the design.
$69.00
Impression Die Swords & Clovers Heraldic Banner
TR-BT1567
A heraldic banner for engraving, wrapped around two swords and clover flowers.
$89.00
Impression Die Imperial Crowns Shot Plate
SP1196-ABC
A shot plate of three crowns common to European royalty from the Middle Ages and onward.
$69.00
Impression Die Open Crowns Shot Plate
SP1195-ABC
A shot plate of three different open crowns (crowns without bands on tops).
$69.00
Impression Die The Tudor Rose Shot Plate
UN-SP1194
Three Tudor Roses of small sizes, each stylistically identical to UN-BT1078 Impression Die Tudor Rose.
$69.00
Impression Die Forested Corner
WSB-V529
A tiara-shaped design of flourishing leaves for boxes, furnishings, and more. From W & S Blackinton (est. 1865).
$69.00
Impression Die Redlands Arch-Set Ring
VC-RI1165
A thin ring with three stone settings, two of them half-ovals. From Redlands, CA.
$69.00
Impression Die Bohemian Hoops Trio
SV-SP1190-ABC
Three small hoop earrings (that can also be used as bails, chains, and bezels) with detailed engraving all for the price of one. All dies included come from Silveri in the 1980s.
$69.00
Impression Die French Thistle-Cross
RS-BT1566
A hammer/cross-shaped design framing three thistle flowers. From Rostaing in 19th century Paris, France.
$69.00
Impression Die Nouveau Thistle Ring
VM-RI1157
A French ring engraved with art nouveau thistles with an oval stone setting in the center. From Villemin (c. 1890 Paris, France).
$89.00
Impression Die Guardian of Giza
WSB-N1272
An Egyptian Revival brooch from W & S Blackinton (est. 1865), made in c. 1920. It depicts a winged pharaoh, his wings forming the circle of the brooch and meeting the serpent below. This design has many components that can be sawed away to use separately.
$69.00
Impression Die Great Spade
FB-H646
A deep spade design for pins, beads, and pendants. From Foster & Bailey (Providence, RI).
$89.00
Impression Die Ptolemaic Woman
GM-AD328
A woman in a striped veil and bird-adorned headdress. She wears dangly earrings.
$89.00
Impression Die Nouveau Crane Woman
JVP-AN471
A large and unique hub carving depicting a woman wearing a crane as a headdress in the art nouveau style. The wings of the crane fan over her hair and its long neck curves down and underneath the woman's chin. From La Forge Bertrand in Paris, France, one of France's oldest hub companies.
$130.00
Impression Die Sworn Knight
JVP-L621
This early to middle 19th-century French jewelry hub depicts a fully armored knight holding a dagger and putting a fist to his chest, as if he is swearing an oath. From La Forge Bertrand, one of the first tool & die companies in Europe.
$69.00
Impression Die Imperial Hearts
TR-H630
A royal crown sitting on two hearts. It has a stone setting or jump ring at the top of the crown.
$69.00
Impression Die Abstract Florals Trio
EG-SP887-ABC
A trio of floral abstract designs for the price of one.
$69.00
Impression Die Betty Bee
TR-N1043
This impression die depicts the bee mascot Betty Bee of Beeline Fashions, 1966.
$69.00
Impression Die Playing Card Links
UN-U464-ABCD
This larger-than-usual shot plate contains four regular-sized impression dies that belong to a series of playing card bracelet links. This set contains the ace for each suit of cards. A blank version is sold separately.
$95.00
Impression Die Heavenly Scene
JVP-AN377
This design depicts an angelic figure flanked by two horses in the clouds. From Paris, France.
$69.00
Impression Die Tudor Rose
UN-BT1078
This impression die depicts a Tudor Rose or Union Rose, a traditional heraldic symbol which represented the House of Tudor in England and its unification of the houses of Lancaster and York.
$70.00
Impression Die Queen's Flourish
FB-V295
This beautiful, crowned flourish can make an elegant ring, a dainty bracelet, or any number of regal jewelry designs. From Foster & Bailey.
$69.00
Impression Die Knighted Pendant
FB-I415
A pendant with a cameo-relief carving of a knight. From Foster & Bailey.
$69.00
Impression Die Crowned Heart
FB-SH370
A flatly engraved crowned heart enamel pin. From Foster & Bailey.
$69.00
Impression Die Crowned Woman
FB-I339
A ring-top sized cameo relief of a woman in a crown. From Foster & Bailey.
$69.00
Impression Die LG Art Deco Filigree Brooch
WT-AD244
This intricate, 1920s filigree brooch is gorgeous! We rarely offer this style of impression die, since the hubs are so fragile and they're not easily duplicated. From Waite Thresher (c. 1885-1935 Providence, RI).
$89.00
Impression Die Queen's Crown
TR-I315
This elegantly engraved crown is for the kings and queens of metal smithing.
$69.00
Impression Die Ornate Quatrefoil Setting
JG-BZ404
This ornate quatrefoil pendant is beautiful even on its own. An embellished quatrefoil was a staple design in Edwardian jewelry. This impression die comes from Janvier Gruson in 19th-century Paris, France.
$89.00
Impression Die Twin Thistles
FB-BT552
This pair of thistles can make a pair of earrings. From Foster & Bailey.
$69.00
Impression Die Templar's Steel Ring
PT-RI134
This sword depicts medieval Christian imagery on its hilt, including a knight's helmet and both Latin and Formée crosses. It comes from the Parisi Tool & Die Co. Use it as a pendant or for larger metalsmithing projects!
$69.00