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The Watchdog Daily team recently ventured to the Birmingham Assay Office, with a cohort of Birmingham Trading Standards officers, to document the progress of seized, wrongly hallmarked goods. Local presenter Shefali Oza and the TV crew followed the exercise as Trading Standards officer (TSO) Gary Singh and his colleagues uncovered 90 items, with a retail value of more than £25,000, which were un-hallmarked or suspected of bearing fake trademarks. Please click on the link below …

Exploring the Private Collection is delivered by Sally Hoban, Heritage & Training Officer, and Craig O’Donnell, who curates the collection. Delegates can also earn seven hours Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity from the course. Participants can choose which pieces of silver from the collection and library they would like to see, so reflecting their own areas of interest and expertise. Sally says: ‘This week we looked in detail at Matthew Boulton’s silver, t…

  You Need Your Email Address And Login Password Details To Be Able To Vote. Voting for the categories is open to BJA Members via the BJA website until November 26th. Winners will be announced at the Benevolent Society Ball on December 6th 2012. Chief Executive of The Birmingham Assay Office Michael Allchin said, “This is a great initiative by the BJA.  The Birmingham Assay Office has put heart and soul into supporting the BJA and the industry. It provides help and supp…

NEW FOR 2013 - Introduction to Touch Acid Testing In response to customer enquiries the Assay Office has launched a new, half-day practical training course aimed at people with little or no experience of the method. By the end of the course, delegates will be able to test and identify precious metals including gold, silver, platinum and palladium.  The course consists of an introductory theory session followed by a ‘hands-on’ practical session. It is taught by Ian Bayley, who is…