Assay Office Birmingham News

The silverware, coins and library collection of Assay Office Birmingham are now available to view and search online. Oral Historian, Helen Lloyd conducted 29 interviews with current staff, Wardens, Guardians, customers and former employees to create a unique audio archive that captures the voices and memories of the people who have worked for the Assay Office and others in the Jewellery Quarter who have a close association with it. The result is a fascinating insight into a business that was…

Win a pair of wonderful enamel cufflinks worth hundreds of pounds, made by the internationally renowned company – Deakin & Francis.  Any Dad would be delighted to own these.     In order to win this lovely prize, just answer the following questions below.........   What is the date letter for 2012? HINT: To find out the answer to this question, visit the Hallmarking Date Letters section on the Assay Office Birmingham website http://www.theassayoffice.co.…

AnchorCert Analytical staff enjoyed a very successful Giftware Association Members Day, which took place at the Giftware Association's headquarters in  Federation House, Birmingham. During the day, there were talks given by Richard Hill and Daniel Sinclair Taylor, who discussed new methods of doing business, from marketing to funding. Attendees also heard about how the industry is changing and evolving.. It was also great to see fellow attendees collecting their Anchor …

Assay Office Birmingham has compiled the latest UK Hallmarking figures for the month of May 2015. Another good month for hallmarking numbers with the total number of articles hallmarked across all four UK Assay Offices in the month of May up 3.1%, an increase of 23,195 articles on the same period in 2014. 9ct gold articles hallmarked fared well again, up 3.7%, whilst gold articles hallmarked overall were up 1.6%. A strong month for silver too with the total number of articles hallmarked up 7…