WIN a table of Easter delights, including a silver engraved egg cup and spoon from Hersey & Son Silversmiths and a set of Thornback & Peel tableware in their newest spring print Chicken & Carnation.…
Silver hip flasks or pocket flasks seem to have first appeared in Georgian times and became very popular in the Victorian era. Previously, personal flasks like this were made from glass or leather…
In 2010, to mark his retirement after 12-years as Chairman of the Joint Assay Offices Committee, Mr Richard Vanderpump was presented with a unique Armada Dish made in the Hersey workshop.…
Silver 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.…
Stilton cheese was first made in the 18th century and Silver Stilton Scoops have been around since then to assist in the eating of it. Stilton is traditionally made in 17lb wheels, or…
Someone asked me the other day why we offered so many keyrings for sale. To cater for copoclephilist’s I replied tongue-in-cheek, and then went on to explain what a copoclephilist is.…
With Amazon selling more Kindle books in the USA than paperback books, and the UK probably not too far behind as sales of iPads and Kindle’s grow, are we seeing the beginning…
An elegant dining table in Georgian times would have included silver cutlery, dishes, candles, wine coasters and other silver tableware, but when the poultry was brought to the table even the turkey,…
I read that the health do-gooders are at it again, this time with yet another report that UK adults eat too much salt. Which? Magazine and Consensus Action on Salt and Health…
The history of the cuff link does not go as far back as you may think. Shirts were originally an item of men’s underwear and did not become an exposed garment until…