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We are working as normal during the current industrial action by postal workers.
We recommend Special Delivery as a quicker insured method.
2:57 PM Oct 26th
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British hallmarks must contain 3 things: Sponsor's mark, metal purity/type mark and Assay mark - Birmingham, London, Sheffield or Edinburgh.
10:53 AM Jul 22nd
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Of the many British maker's in the 60's and 70's, Nuvo and Chim are the most well known simply because they marked their name on the charms.
5:43 AM May 28th
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In Britain in the 1960's, the craze for charms began in earnest. Hundreds of makers mainly in Birmingham and London began to ply their wares
5:41 AM May 28th
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Charm amulets have been found from the predynastic Badarian Period which are datable to around 4000 years BC.
3:55 PM Apr 24th
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As well as specific funerary amulets, pieces of jewellery worn in life for their magical properties were taken to the tomb for the afterlife
3:51 PM Apr 24th
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Funerary amulets from the Book of the Dead, including 200 incantations intended to help the dead pass through the Underworld to reach heaven
3:48 PM Apr 24th
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Ancient Egyptian amulet charms were made from gold, ivory, bone, pottery, wood, leather, bronze, other alloys and other materials.
3:41 PM Apr 24th
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The ancient Egyptians were buried along with their charm amulets to protect and guide them in the afterlife.
3:40 PM Apr 24th
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The power of 19th century media...the effect of Scott's novel was a crash in the world Opal prices which did not recover for 50 years.
6:54 AM Apr 21st
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The warning of impending poisoning, so perhaps the Opal should have been thought of, as a protective talisman and not an unlucky stone.
6:52 AM Apr 21st
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The misreading of this novel created the opinion that Scott was saying Opals were unlucky. Infact the opal losing its colour was a warning.
6:50 AM Apr 21st
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In Walter Scott's historical novel Anne of Geirstein the heroine wears an opal which loses its fiery colour when touched by holy water...
6:47 AM Apr 21st
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Why is Opal associated with bad luck? A more interesting answer lies in the work of one author Sir Walter Scott's novel Anne of Geierstein.
6:39 AM Apr 21st
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Why is Opal associated with bad luck?
The most prosaic answer is because an Opal is inherently fragile and prone to cracking and scratching.
6:31 AM Apr 21st
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Amethyst has traditionally been used as a charm protection against drunkeness. I doubt it has any effect once you have a drink too many.
6:01 AM Apr 21st
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Gemstones have a tradition of talismanic association. Ruby being the colour of blood was thought to protect the wearer from harm in battle.
5:56 AM Apr 21st
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The modern world has not changed peoples need and fascination with charms.
The meaning or reasons for wearing are many fold.
10:51 AM Apr 20th
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Charms, talismans and amulets have a long history in every culture since ancient times.
10:50 AM Apr 20th
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What is inside a ju ju amulet bound in leather? Could be anything personal or body parts - hair etc imparted with meaning by a witch doctor.
10:47 AM Apr 20th
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