Excerpt from Chats on Old Jewellery and Trinkets The scheme actually followed includes a short historical sketch up to the end of the seventeenth century. It makes no pretence to being complete, but will, I h0pe, be found to contain all that is necessary to lead up to the more detailed chapters, which deal with eighteenth and early nineteenth century work, and the subjects which appeal to the minor collectors, for whom this book has been written. In this miscellaneous section various points of view have been taken; for instance, the collector of rings will find a chapter devoted to his subject, while the specialist in a particular material, such as Pinchbeck, or paste, has not been forgotten. In these are incorporated the notes and sketches which have been collected during many years past, both with regard to pieces which Ior my friends possess, and those which have specially interested me as a practical jeweller and enameller. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.