Titanium
Titanium is obtained from various ores that occur naturally on the earth. The primary ores used...
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Author: gaukartifact
Thomas Chippendale 1718 -1779
Thomas Chippendale was born in the small Yorkshire town of Otley in 1718, the son of a carpenter;...
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The Zoetrope
Optical toy popular in Victorian times. The zoetrope was invented in 1834 in England by William...
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The Value of a Book Dust Cover
A dust cover, book jacket or book cover, protects a book from wear. The dust cover is made from...
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The Town of Eyam
Eyam is a village in Derbyshire, England, most famous for its involvement in the history of the...
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The Story of the Farthing
“Fourthing” The only commonly produced coin for many years was the silver penny....
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The Staffordshire Hoard
A harvest of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver so beautiful it brought tears to the eyes of one expert,...
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Lindisfarne Gospels
Lindisfarne Gospels This legacy of an artist monk living in Northumbria in the early eighth...
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The Rise of Vintage Poster
In the world of antiques, a particular area of interest — a collecting field if you like — will...
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The Praxinoscope
Both the zoetrope and phenakistiscope provided the break in the images by the black space between...
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