Cultural Reflections Series: Industrial Revolution?s Impact on Silver

At the beginning of the 19th century, silver was both very expensive and only the wealthy could afford to own many objects made out of this precious metal. Technological advances along with the discovery of vast new silver deposits in the United States would change that and before the end of the century, most people could afford to own at least some objects made out of silver. This presentation by Sergei Troubetzkoy, Director of Tourism for Bedford, will examine how technology impacted silver manufacturing and design