A talk by Martin Attridge entitled ‘The Development of London’s Silver Hallmarks’.
Silver hallmarks in the UK date back to the medieval period and the practice of applying them as a guarantee of the purity of the precious metal represents Britain’s oldest form of consumer protection. It was Edward I (1272-1307) who first passed a statute requiring all silver to be of sterling standard – a purity of 925 parts per thousand – ushering in a testing or assay system that has survived for over 700 years.
WHERE: St John’s Church Hall, Station Road, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1JY.
WHEN: Doors 10am with coffee served, meeting 10.30am-12 noon.
MORE INFO: www.hemelprobus.org.uk
