The Measuring Worth website has tools for comparing the value of historic artifacts and economic contexts. http://www.measuringworth.com/ Sue Adams Family Folk Blog: http://familyfolklore.wordpress.com/ On 27/06/2014 14:47, MILLARD A.R. wrote: > I'm sure many here have seen mourning rings mentioned in wills, with varying values attached to them. A colleague of mine has excavated one dated 1775, which you can see pictured here: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-27810231 > and for real in his exhibition: > http://www.divingintodurham.com/ > > We are trying to track down information about the lady commemorated, and I'm hoping that if I can work out the price of this type of mourning ring it might give a clue as to the family's social status. Does anyone have any ideas where to look to establish its value in 1775? > > Best wishes > > Andrew > -- > Andrew Millard - A.R.Millard@durham.ac.uk > Chair, Trustees of Genuki: www.genuki.org.uk > Maintainer, Genuki Middx + London: homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/ + ../LND/ > Academic Co-ordinator, Guild of One-Name Studies: www.one-name.org > Bodimeade one-name study: community.dur.ac.uk/a.r.millard/genealogy/Bodimeade/ > My genealogy: community.dur.ac.uk/a.r.millard/genealogy/ > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >