Welsh Love Spoon
The history of the Welsh love spoon According to Welsh folklore, these ornately carved spoons were...
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Author: gaukartifact
The Breitling Chronomat
The Breitling Chronomat with its rotating slide-rule was patented in 1941 as war raged through...
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War and Westminster Abbey 1939-1945
On the outbreak of the second world war in 1939 many of the Abbey’s treasures were evacuated for...
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Walter Raleigh (c.1552 – 1618)
Sir Walter Raleigh Walter Raleigh was born into a well-connected gentry family at Hayes Barton in...
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Walt Disney 1901-1966
Walt Disney is a legend; a folk hero of the 20th century. His worldwide popularity was based upon...
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Vinyl Records
Increased demand for rare vinyl has sent prices spiralling so It’s time to dig out those...
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Vinyl Record Grading Guide
Record Collector Magazine’s Grading Guide: MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition...
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Vintage Jewellery Designer History
Accessocraft Was founded in New York in the early 1930’s by Edgar Rodelheimer and Theodore...
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William De Morgan 1839-1917
“De Morgan has a progressive and resourceful mind, accepting the ancient and simple...
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Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill: stairway to a thousand horrors
In June 1764 a 52-year-old man awoke from a strange dream. He was sleeping in his own house,...
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