The meaning and history of all things engraved and pers

Ideas for Engraved Rings: Love Poems and Inscriptions from Old English Promise Rings

May 30, 2008

This list contains a few select inscriptions taken from antique promise rings. The spelling of the actual engravings has been preserved, so if you pick one of them it might be a good idea to stick with an “old looking” font. Most engravers these days can easily accommodate such a request. You can also customize [...]

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Ideas for Engraved Rings. Part 1: Latin Quotes for Wedding Rings and Purity Rings

May 30, 2008

Here I have a few ideas that might provide inspiration for creating customized engravings on a promise ring, a wedding ring or a purity ring. The first set I am publishing contains Latin quotes. What needs to be said at this point is that looking for Latin quotations on the internet can be a very [...]

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Ideas for an Engraved Wedding Ring

May 26, 2008

Just published a new guide: Ideas for an Engraved Wedding ring A few suggestions for picking just the right thing to say on the single object you will cherish forever (if you are lucky).

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Wedding ring, preserved by Samuel Johnson

May 24, 2008

William Jones writes in his book “Finger-ring Lore”: The veneration for a wedding-ring is shown in the instance of the great lexicographer, Dr. Samuel Johnson. He writes under date March 28, 1753: ‘I kept this day as the anniversary of my Letty’s death, with prayers and tears in the morning. In the evening I prayed [...]

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Laser Engraved Skateboards

May 22, 2008

Something tells me that these skateboards are not for riding. Truly, there is some sort of disconnect here between the medium and the subject. Well, I suppose there can be a little bit of controversy at the heart of every great art piece

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