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The excavation of ancient sites in Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Egypt in the mid 1700s influenced art, jewelry and fashion from Italy to England. Carved jasper, onyx, carnelian and shell became popular with the revival of Classical themes.    When Napoleon placed ancient Roman cameos on his 1804 coronation crown, he began a trend that has continued to the present day. Greek, Roman, and Etruscan symbols including serpents, crescents, carved stone signets and mythological gods appeared in jewelry from 1830 - 1900.    At the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert received the first mechanical keyless wind watches,...

We all have special heirlooms that we keep hidden away in the corners of drawers and small boxes. These tiny objects tell our family story, remind us of a Grandmother's laugh, a mother's scent. We find great joy in rescuing these items from the confines of a drawer and making these memories wearable! Recently we met a wonderful woman at the Kinetic Carnival who had a box of her husband's high school sports awards from the 1950s. Her sweetheart is gone now and she wanted to take the keepsakes out of the drawer and wear these keepsakes that remind her of...

I've been collecting antique coins and vintage travel tokens since a was young. I finally spotted a couple from the Oakland Key System and the East Bay Railways, both early trolley companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Trolley service began in the East Bay in 1890. Several early companies consolidated in to the Oakland Transit Co. in 1898. Over time the smaller lines were added until the system came under the San Francisco-Oakland Railway in 1912. In 1924, it became the Key System in 1924. In 1930, the local lines were turned to a wholly owned subsidiary, East Bay...

I can easily say that our experience with Compass Rose Design at Pool Tradeshow was life-changing. It was like graduating from the local art & wine festival circuit. It was a great honor and absolutely positive experience to participate in this marketplace of emerging designers. I'll admit - I'm new to the fashion world and I was a bit apprehensive about what it meant to join this global marketplace of emerging and established brands and buyers of the wholesale marketplace. IT WAS AMAZING - here's a bit about our journey. LUCKILY - Pooltradeshow has the most amazing staff who approached...