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Is your costume jewellery safe?

Harmful chemicals detected in some high street costume jewellery

Cork Silver Part 1

In this article I discuss Cork silver between 1600 and the early 1900′s. I look at the establishment of hallmarking in Ireland and the effect it had on provincial silver.

Jewelry, Jewellery.. let’s call the whole thing off!

This post looks at the history of the word jewellery and why Americans spell it jewelry. It leads me to look at Noah Webster and his work in spelling and grammar reform in America.