A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.
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I am not sure when the machine presses showed up, but my guess is that it was in the late 19th or early 20th century, and I suspect that the presses were imported from Europe. The Istanbuli bracelets are meant to imitate a Turkish style and were sometimes gilded.