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The Neptune Shell Shop bracelet and the response to the shell crisis of 1915 – Part 2

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Posted by administrator on January 29, 2015     Permalink     Comments (4)

On December 5th 2014 I posted about a gold bracelet we had recently acquired, and its connection with the manufacture of 6” shells in the Neptune Engine Works of Tyne shipbuilders, Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. The post was illustrated… Read more

The Neptune Shell Shop bracelet and the response to the shell crisis of 1915 – Part 1

Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Local History   Maritime History   Segedunum Roman Fort   Technology   World War 1
Posted by administrator on December 5, 2014     Permalink     Leave a comment

A few weeks back I accepted a donation of a gold bracelet into TWAM’s collection. I am told that as a piece of jewellery it is unremarkable, but I think it is lovely. As TWAM’s maritime historian it is an… Read more