Category: Britain

Lady Diana Collectibles

There is probably nothing more British, except for the Queen herself, than the legend of Lady Diana, especially in contemporary times. The life and death of Lady Diana is still a very profitable business. You can buy all kinds of items with her picture on it including dolls, stamps, coins, mugs, figurines, magazines, t-shirts, collectors plates, paperweights and limited edition jewellery. Every year new […]

Britain

British Thimble Collecting

The British people most certainly love their thimbles. Thimbles have been around since the mankind has been sewing. They are made of stone, bronze, wood, leather, horn, bone, tortoise shell, glass, mother of pearl, all kinds of different metals and also porcelain. Early needles were very thick pieces of metal and it was easy to hurt yourself with them. Most of the early ones were […]