Antique and collectible history / hallmarked gold lockets

Joseph Cook & Son Manufacturing Jewellers

Joseph Cook & Son English Manufacturing Jewellers

The firm known as Joseph Cook & Son was located in the heart of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter at Hibernian Works, 91 Livery Street, Birmingham, England. 

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The Drake Jewel Queen Elizabeth I

The History of Lockets, Queen Elizabeth I Locket Ring And Queen Victoria's Lockets

 

This post answers these questions:

1. What is the history of the locket?

2. Why lockets are named lockets?

3. What do the symbols on a locket mean?

4. What is the difference between a locket and a pendant?

5. How can you tell if a locket is antique?

6. What is the Chequers Ring?

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