Autumn 2020 Newsletter Published
The Autumn edition of the AMS Newsletter has been published and is now available on this website for members to view. Logged-in AMS members should follow this link to read the Autumn 2020 Newsletter.
Antique Metalware Blog
The Journal, Vol. 25, 2020
Contents: ARTICLES Surpassing Midas: English Cut Steel, 1740-1830. Angus Patterson. Jean Démosthène Dugourc: A Life by Design. Susan R Kinsey. Engineers’ Brasswork: Industrial Folk Art of North-East England 1860-1914. Peter Brears. A Skillet Handle on...
The Journal, Special Supplement, published June 2020
The Queenhithe Collection: Knives, Blades and Marks from the River Thames in the City of London, dating from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century. Published in 2020 as a supplement to the Journal of...
Brass Knitting Sheath
This brass knitting sheath originates from the Durham or North Yorkshire region. In his excellent book ‘North Country Folk Art’, Peter Brears gives detailed information and fine drawings of knitting sheaths, most of which were...
New Links Added
Two new links have been added to the “Links” page. They are related to Neil Bollen’s article in the Spring 2020 Newsletter. The first link points to the Barnes Collection in the USA that...
Spring 2020 Newsletter Published
The Spring edition of the AMS Newsletter has been published and is available on this website for members to view. Logged-in AMS members should follow this link to read the Spring 2020 Newsletter.
The Ingenious Mr Phelps, Whitechapel Bell Founder
Published in The Derby Mercury, 24 Aug 1738 Yesterday (18 Aug 1738) died the ingenious Mr. Phelps, the noted Bell Founder, in Whitechapel, having followed that business upwards of 40 years, and acquired a...
J. W. Evans: A Snapshot in Time
A new link has been added that leads to an interesting article on the J W Evans Silver Factory. Follow the link that is located towards the bottom of the Links page on this...
