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 A creamer jug is a small jug or pitcher, designed for holding either cream or milk. They are most commonly made from silver, earthenware and porcelain. The earliest examples of cream jugs which have been discovered are from the early 18th century, as the popularity of tea increased alongside the advent of tea and coffeehouses. […] ...Read More...
 New feature alert! Recently, biztography.com has been kindly working on a project for us, creating the AC Silver ‘Google Street View for Business’ experience. The final outcome is officially here, but before the big unveil, we’re going to tell you a little more about the feature and the benefits of Google street view for businesses… […] ...Read More...
 Armada Dish History The term ‘armada’ derives from the Portuguese and Spanish terms for naval fleets. There is supposedly a legend as to how the naval term was first applied to these silver dishes. The ‘original’ armada dishes were seized from Spanish/Portuguese treasure ships throughout the Spanish Armada War in 1588. Sir Walter Raleigh plays […] ...Read More...
 Drinking Tea – the English tradition we all love, aka ‘a cuppa’, ‘a brew’, ‘a mash’. For many AC Silver customers, a lot of thought goes into making tea and specifically tea presentation, and they like to serve their tea in a certain way and style. Perhaps you’re intending on investing in your first piece […] ...Read More...
 The symbolism of the stork The stork is commonly seen as a representation of birth, but where does this association come from? Well, the natural behaviour of a stork lends a clue to the answer. Storks are a migratory bird; the white storks would fly south in the autumn, returning to Europe nine months later. […] ...Read More...
 Parallel to any business runs business branding. Marketing and promotion is constantly at the forefront of strategic planning with the specific aim of moving a business to the next level. Anyway, moving away from the technical stuff, here at AC Silver the introduction of ‘white-background stock images’ is a specific plan which has been considered […] ...Read More...
 ‘What is a Tea Caddy?’ Yes, the big question on your mind when you sprung out of bed this morning – we guessed! Don’t worry, we’ll help you answer this one… A caddy – ‘A small storage container, typically one with divisions.’ So believe it or not, when you put two and two together, a […] ...Read More...
 Wine, drink and hashtags? …I know, hashtags wouldn’t normally spring to mind along with the prior in a game of word association. However, I can guarantee it will all make sense soon, bear with me! In a previous blog, I briefly mentioned the fact that I am a ‘social media and digital marketing’ apprentice here […] ...Read More...
 For anyone who isn’t aware, 18 months ago we jumped on board with what is now the high flying, image-sharing community, Pinterest. You may have read Gemma’s blog many moons ago when we initially joined the world of Pinterest, but as the wonderful people on Pinterest are very interested in AC Silver we thought a […] ...Read More...
 When I think watches, I automatically think Rolex. It is like a game of word association; I think quality, smart, gentleman. You can’t go wrong with a classic timepiece! Family history in the making… In more recent years, I’ve been intrigued by ‘my Grandad’s Rolex.’ For the majority of the time I had to ask […] ...Read More...
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