https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/10/08/at-margolis-silver-iii/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/10/08/at-margolis-silver-iii/#comment-1872181 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:50:34 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=204631#comment-1872181 Lovely and fascinating story…but did I miss where it explained how “Margolis Silver” got its name?

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/10/08/at-margolis-silver-iii/#comment-1823713 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:04:57 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=204631#comment-1823713 I am so in awe of all these skilled people. I’d take my hat off to them – if I was wearing one!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/10/08/at-margolis-silver-iii/#comment-1818907 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:27:22 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=204631#comment-1818907 I was lucky enough as a lad to meet two Hungarian glass cutters Mike and Henry who owned Galaxie Grill in Toronto. They did top notch electroplating, but the secret is all in the preparation. Polishing can be very dangerous, and it’s quite dirty as well. They were ‘old guys,’ and it took quite a time to earn their respect, but as we were crafting bespoke bicycle frames, carry racks etc., ( in the finest English Tradition) well I guess we got some credit for that. I was totally chuffed one day I was standing at a street car stop and a car pulled up. It was Henry, facial scars ‘n all offering me a lift! Here’s to old school trades

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