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Henry Talbot was an English polymath - a person whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects. His interest in photography led him to invent the salted paper and calotype process, also called talbotye, in the 1830s. In this technique, a sheet of paper coated with silver chloride was...

Linda Threadgill is an acclaimed American metalsmith whose career is marked by intricate designs inspired by natural forms and decorative motifs. Her artistic style is characterized by a masterful balance of aesthetic beauty and technical skill, often reflecting her deep appreciation for...

America's most famous silversmith from the mid 19th to early 20th century. The company began in 1837 when Charles Lewis Tiffany and John Young opened Tiffany & Young. In 1851, Tiffany became the first American firm to introduce the .925 English Sterling Standard in American-made silver. The name...

Henry Timmins was a Canadian mining executive who, along with his younger brother Noah Timmins, played a pivotal role in developing Canada's mining industry in the early 20th century. 

In 1903, during the onset of the Cobalt silver rush in Ontario, blacksmith Fred La Rose discovered a...

Biography: Born in Mattawa, Ontario, Noah Timmins was a prominent mining financier and entrepreneur. He partnered with his brother, Henry, to invest in the La Rose silver claim in Cobalt, Ontario, during the early 1900s, marking the onset of the Cobalt silver rush. Their ventures led to the...

Noah Anthony Timmins (March 31, 1867 – January 22, 1936) was a Canadian mining financier and developer who is now counted among the founding fathers of Canada's mining industry.

Noah Timmins partnered with his older brother Henry in 1903 to buy into the La Rose silver claim in Cobalt, Ontario...

A Pioneering Silversmith

Vivian Tôrún Bülow-Hübe was a celebrated Swedish silversmith and jewelry designer known for her minimalist and modernist approach. Her work, characterized by clean lines, functional aesthetics, and innovative use of materials, remains iconic in contemporary jewelry....

Thomas Wedgwood, a son of Josiah Wedgwood of pottery fame, was an English inventor. He is the first person known to have created impermanent pictures by capturing camera images on material coated with a light-sensitive chemical. His practical experiments yielded only shadow image photograms that...

Originally founded in 1735 by royal silversmith George Wickes, the firm was eventually taken over by Robert Garrard in partnership with John Wakelin in 1792. Garrard had many aristocratic patrons and was represented at numerous international exhibitions including the Great Exhibition of 1851....

Alexander Wolcott was an American experimental photographer, inventor, and maker of medical supplies and optical instruments. In 1839, he met John Johnson, a jeweller and watchmaker's assistant. 1939 was also the year that Louis Daguerre of France, in efforts to finance his developments, went...