Antique Silver Topped 'Hair Tidy', Hallmarked in London, 1910 birthday gifts for my husband

Antique Silver Topped 'Hair Tidy', Hallmarked in London, 1910 birthday gifts for my husbandA silver topped glass pot that is well over 100 years old and still looking marvellous! What is a hair tidy I hear you ask! Well in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and beyond, they were commonly used by ladies to store hair that was removed from hair brushes and combs. Human hair was recycled to use, for example, to stuff a small pillow or to create mourning arts and crafts. This charming glass pot has a high polished sterling silver top. Hallmarked

2 cm with a silver post and butterfly fitting positioned in the centre of the largest silver oval shape

(code 4224)

which are carefully put together to form a shape that will sit beautifully around your wrist

8 cm long with a post and butterfly fitting attached about a third of the way down

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A lovely pendant to wear

really attractive

(code 3408)

Embrace the beauty and versatility of silver with this high polished sterling silver pendant in a contemporary cone design

The thimble is simply decorated with repeated dots with a shiny rim

The total length of the necklace is approximately 18 inches

The sterling silver drops  below the stones have been gently hammered for an artisanal look