Iron and Metal Trades

This silver item has a restrained floral design around the edges of the box.

This silver box is engraved with a bright-cut decoration, similar in design to several Samuel Pemberton toothpick… read more »

Image: Count Alexander Suvarow, Liberator of Italy. 1799. Designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. Image from: Birmingham Assay Office (25)… read more »

Image: Ironfounder, The Book of Trades or Library of Useful Arts, Part II, third edition (London Tabart and Co,… read more »

The hidden hinge and decorative features are typical of neo-classical designs.

The image of a hare hiding in reeds derives from a hunting scene in a vignette produced… read more »

This image shows the inside of the vinaigrette. The outside shows an image of a hare hiding… read more »

This image shows the intricate inside of a vinaigrette based on the design of a watch case.

The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858

Image: William Spurrier, Electro Silver Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of… read more »

Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 ELECTRO-PLATING The process of… read more »