While your shoulder is one of your most mobile joints, it's also somewhat weak. Too much stress -- or too many fastballs -- can cause partial tears and swelling in the tendons of the rotator cuff. Abrupt stress may even cause one of the tendons to pull away from the bone or tear in the middle of the tendon.he rotator cuff is a group of four tendons and muscles that converge around the shoulder joint at the top of the humerus, the upper arm bone above the elbow.
It could also refer to an elderly woman who opts to sell her great-grandmother's jewelry, and thus this jewelry might be of an age to be considered antique. Consequently, the term estate thus can have very little bearing on age or value. Vintage Jewelry. Vintage is a term applied to objects or jewelry of some age. Usually people think of vintage in relation to items with an age of at least 25 years old, but again this is not consistent - it can vary from person to person or dealer to dealer. Vintage jewelry is frequently applied to costume jewelry from, say the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s. However, the term antique jewelry most often refers to items over 100 years old, therefore, anything newer may be termed vintage or estate.
By Shelly McRae. Determining the age of antique furniture is not an exact science, but there are certain indicators of age evident in furniture. How a piece is constructed is a common measure of age. You should look at the screws, nails, wood, joining and hardware. The condition and quality of materials are used to gauge the age of a piece.