Having purchased some Tibetan silver jewlery recently the following has come to light. An investigation by a UK assay office shows the base material to have 12.4% nickel content under a thin plate of silver....
Many watch cases have marks on them that can tell us more about the history of the watch. I have collected here a few of the ones I have encountered most frequently that I have been able to find out...
Matthew Boulton was a famous English silver plate maker and designer and a native of Birmingham. He was also a business partner with James Watt - the inventor of the modern steam engine. Boulton set up his...