Hallmarking

Understanding Hallmarking will provide a unique opportunity to find out more about Hallmarking, including the history of Hallmarking in the UK, an overview of the Hallmarking Act and current legislation, how to understand a Hallmark, the different testing methods used in the assaying and Hallmarking process (including XRF, cupellation and titration) and the methods used to apply Hallmarks (including hand, press and laser Hallmarking). The Understanding Hallmarking events are part of the A…

Giving a brilliant boost to the UK jewellery industry on Christmas Day, the Queen wore the winning Eternal Dove brooch, designed by Ivonna Poplanska for the British Jewellers' Association Diamond Jubilee brooch competition, as she visited Sandringham – the first official outing of the brooch since it was gifted to the Queen earlier in December. Ivonna Poplanska winning designer[/caption] Ivonna Poplanska’s design is inspired by an existing Crown Jewel called the Sceptre with Dove,…

    We Made It features more than 20 interactive exhibits that show how and why Birmingham became known as ‘the workshop of the world’. The journey is illustrated by around 1,200 intriguing objects from Birmingham’s world-renowned manufacturing and natural science collections, and contemporary products made or designed in the city. Visitors will find out what links a car and a cow, what makes treasure like jewellery valuable, why we use certain types of packaging, an…