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Showing results 51 - 56 of 56 for the category: Jewelry.
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Victorians Mourning Their Dead Monumental To Mundane (2/24/08)
 Although paying hommage to the dead goes back as far as recorded time, we are probably most familiar with the widow in mourning, all dressed in black, of the mid 19th century, who was destined to wear black for the rest of her life, or at least a significant part of it.
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Charms of the President (1/18/08)
 When speaking of the charms of the president of the United States, it is usually more of a warm feeling than a physical item. But, no, I am referring to the small commemorative item worn on a bracelet. For a while, presidents gave these out as well as cuff links and tie bars.
The examples of charms I have go back to the Kennedy, Nixon and Reagan eras.
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Buckle Up, Soldier (1/16/08)
 Confederate belt buckles can be valued at thousands of dollars – a fact which has spurred an interesting pastime – digging for buckles. While record collectors refer to searching for valuable vinyl at stores or sales as “digging in the crates,” “digging for buckles” in the southern United States literally means grabbing a shovel and unearthing a specific part of, say Tennessee, for example.
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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend… (11/15/07)
 Diamonds are a girl’s best friend…
Needless to say you have seen and heard this quote many times and it is true. In the collecting world jewelry it’s golden whether it’s gold or not. There are so many categories of jewelry it is mind boggling! All people (yes men too!) collect jewelry in some form or another.
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