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Jewellery

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ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 8 Jun 2025 17:05

Does anyone still have and use jewelly boxes? I have some of my own and some left to me by my Mother in Law.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 8 Jun 2025 21:53

I have quite a large jewellery box that was bought in Singapore or maybe Hongkong by my husband c1964 when he was theirs on a tour on HMS Eagle. It has mainly old costume jewellery In it.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 8 Jun 2025 23:58

I have a beige coloured leather jewellery box that my daughter-in-law bought me years ago.

I never had a lot of jewellrey anyway but I sold most of my gold a few months ago because i never wore any of it (charm bracelets, lockets, chains etc.).

Now the box just has a few bits of costume jewellery belonging to my late mother-in-law and other momentoes from my childhood.

Kath. x

Florence61

Florence61 Report 9 Jun 2025 16:40

I have an Italian Rosewood box given to me by my dad for my 21st.

It has all sorts of bits & bobs and some things my grandparents left me and some medals.

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 10 Jun 2025 11:51

Florence61, that sounds interesting, what are the medals for?

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

Florence61

Florence61 Report 10 Jun 2025 16:50

50 years service in the Institute of great Temperance. My grt grandmother. A bit like the female version of a Mason etc. Its in the original box too

Also a silver serviette ring engraved with grandads initials from 1936.

A £5 note and a ten shilling note from 1970 that grandad gave me

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent