Hersey Silver Gifts

At the end of a busy first day of IJL 2008, Stewart Hersey of Hersey & Son reported that visitor numbers seemed to be well up on last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Triple Beijing gold medal winner Chris Hoy will be one of 15 Olympic Medal Winners receiving a special gift from Salford Council on Saturday 30th August. Supplied by Hersey & Son the Olympians will each be presented with a solid silver bookmark engraved Read the rest of this entry »

Hersey & Son will be launching their new collection of silver gifts at IJL 2008. Well known for their traditional silverware that they have been making since 1955, over the past few years they have gradually introduced beautifully made silver jewellery to their range. Read the rest of this entry »

Last month during some of the hottest days of the year (remember them?), we had a film crew in our factory for a few days bathing the workers there in even more heat and light. The plan was to make a film about the skill involved in making a silver candlestick from a sheet of silver to Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re looking for a personal or corporate gift for a special occasion, an engraved silver gift makes takes something that’s already special and doubles the pleasure of the recipient and adds just a tiny amount to the cost. What’s more, Read the rest of this entry »

As a supplier of silver gifts to Wrapit I am very disappointed and sad to learn that many customers have ordered my products via Wrapit for wedding lists and now discovered that Wrapit is in Administration. Read the rest of this entry »

All golfers know that the most famous prize in golf is the Claret Jug presented each year to the winner of The Open Championship. It’s not the original prize, when the Golf Championship began at Prestwick in 1860 the winner was presented with a Challenge Belt, made of leather and with a silver buckle and emblems.

However, in 1870 after Tom Morris Junior had won the Championship for the third consecutive time he became the owner of the belt and a new prize had to be found.

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Summer Fair London is one of the UK’s largest showcase of contemporary gifts and fashion, and fashion accessories, perfectly timed for the retail buyers searching for special items to present shoppers with at Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »

Cufflinks are the perfect accessory for men who recognise style or who like to make a discreet fashion statement. This is a selection from our range of sterling silver hallmarked cufflinks. They are all classic designs with an understated elegance. Read the rest of this entry »

Although there are traditional and modern lists of gifts to give on a wedding anniversary, one of the anniversaries these lists have in common is the 25th wedding anniversary, known throughout the western world as the Silver Wedding Anniversary.

But how did the custom of giving a silver gift as a commemoration of 25-years of marriage begin and where did it start? Read the rest of this entry »