The Birth of Cartier, 1847

The Birth of Cartier, 1847

Tracing the history of Cartier, the global luxury brand, from its foundation in 1847 in Paris through its royal connections and innovative wristwatch created for aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, ahead of a major 2025 exhibition at the V & A Museum in London. Become...
Tom Smith – The King of Crackers

Tom Smith – The King of Crackers

See here for more stories from the remarkable year of 1847.   Clerkenwell, East London, Christmas Day, 1847   In centuries to come, the legend would circulate of how the young London confectioner had sat by his fireside ruminating on how to sell more of his...