Comments on: Love Tokens From The Thames

By: Eve

Eve — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:26:00 +0000

Such a lovely story. Ah love lives eternal in our hearts, even if not in our lifetime – surviving the deepest ocean of despair..

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:28:45 +0000

To the Gentle Author: Will you be our Valentine?
You can’t imagine how timely this post about “love tokens” is. I have been working on a mixed media tribute to sailor’s valentines, sweetheart pin cushions, and whalebone busks created by
sweethearts, etc. Titled: “Bespoke Tokens”. Yesterday, I finished the big project with a flourish and got it ready for shipping. And now this morning — a post about love tokens. These
are so evocative, well-worn, and enduring. (like the best of love stories………..)

By: Cherub

Cherub — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:56:49 +0000

I always wonder how some things like these end up in the Thames. The coin set with semiprecious stones must have been treasured by the owner.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:05:58 +0000

Thank goodness for the Mudlarks x

By: William Hill

William Hill — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 06:33:56 +0000

On the cutout coins of the King.
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This device was also common in the Netherlands in WW2 as people sought to make an income, possibly in hiding. Many Jewish people had worked in the Jewellery Trade.
Very eleabotate pieces were worked up including necklaces and bracelets. I have a few. They are also a feature in the exhibition at the WW2 Museum in Amsterdam