1930s Steel Zodiac Ring coral and the invention of the

and the invention of the pneumatic tyre

Operculum mounts: 1

In the 11th century Italian architect William of Volpiano was contracted to design and build the Romanesque church of the abbey

Stamped 9ct & SIL

1930s Steel Zodiac Ring coral and the invention of theDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 An early example of stainless steel jewellery, this remarkable ring dates from the 1930s and features each of the 12 signs of the Zodiac. It's easily adjustable on account of the open ends, and was likely pressed from a single flat strip before being hand finished into it's current ring form. Stainless steel was invented in Sheffield in 1913 by Harry Brearley. Metallurgists had been experimenting with iron chromium alloys for