Quaint Old Custom
The first engagement token was the Gimmal ring, this name being derived from the Latin Gemmellus, which means joined. The ring wa.s made of two separate bands, with little teeth cut in their inner edge, and wrnre joined together by tho bride and groom when they walked to the altar.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 273, 21 November 1934, Page 2
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53Quaint Old Custom Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 273, 21 November 1934, Page 2
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