WEDDING RINGS
TENDENCY TO HEAVIER TYPE.
A hundred years ago wedding-rings were as narrow as they are to-day, and gradually they became wider, until fifty years later no ring was acceptable unless it was broad and heavy, the average weight* being 6-10 penny weights. The pendulum has swung back again to the present fashion for abnormally narrow and light rings, but this style already appears to have reached its zenith, and to-day there is a tendency to revert to heavier rings.
Half the world’s brides are said to be married with wedding-rings made in Birmingham. Some of the firms in the trade have been in existence since the 18th century.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 47, Issue 2666, 6 September 1937, Page 2
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110WEDDING RINGS Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 47, Issue 2666, 6 September 1937, Page 2
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