Silver bullion recovered off the Irish Coast
This week 1,203 bars of silver we recovered from a shipwreck off the Irish coast.
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My Thoughts
Is your costume jewellery safe?
Harmful chemicals detected in some high street costume jewellery
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Holycross Abbey Robbery
This week two crosses were stolen form Holycross Abbey, Co. Tipperary. Is this because of the high prices being paid for scrap metal?
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Holidays
Today I’m getting all my orders in the post and giving the workshop a good cleaning because I’m going on my holidays this weekend! We’ll be gone for a week so I won’t be posting on this website until the 13th September. If there is some area of silver you would like me to
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.
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How to Read a Hallmark
Using an antique Irish silver spoon I show how to read a hallmark.
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Silver Spoons
I went looking up the phrase ‘born with a silver spoon in his mouth’ partly I’m exploring all this silver, but also because we welcomed a new nephew last week (not that he was born with a Silver spoon!)
The Academy of Silversmithery
One of the great silversmith websites I keep coming back to is the Contemporary British Silversmiths which is setup by the association of the same name.
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Introductions
As a silversmith/jeweller starting out on my own I hope this blog will give you a chance to follow my progress.