We have some knowledge about the clocks, watches and the musical boxes. we also know how they look and works in general. But here we will look into the details of their history and other uses, etc. and what we might not have known.

Embroidery though had a long history, but it very difficult to find them now because they could not last that long. English embroidery was one of the most popular one.

The Japanese started making the porcelain in the sixteenth and seventeenth century operating near Arita, in the province of Hizen. The best known wares are the dishes and jars decorated in the so-called \'Imari\' style painted on a heavy bluish-toned body with a mixture of flowers, scrolls and panels in dark blue, red and gold.

Here we are going to have a look at the history of Sheffield plate and how it has transformed since its discovery. It is much less expensive than silver but it is as strong and looks as good as the real silver.

There are some jade and stones that we know very less about them. The natives of New Zealand sometimes use these stones for making figures of human and even articles like axe-head. These stones had never failed to surprise and delight the craftsmen and collectors alike.

The quality of the paintings of the glass made the Germans noteworthy. The Germany craftsmen were able to successfully engrave natural rock-crystal adapt that to their skill to glass setting a new standard of glass-making. And Netherland made the Venetian type of glass in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. They excelled in glass decorations.

With the progress of China in the pottery and porcelain the European nations started their hunt to imitate or copy the Chinese styles and designs. The Chinese made drinking-vessels, cups and saucers and teapots popular in their own styles. The Chinese trade with the European in the potteries and porcelain wares grew quite high.

Ivory is one of the most precious things especially in the present time due to its scarcity. Many of them have been kept in the collectors possessions. There are demand for even the things that resembles closely ivory like the teeth of the hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, and sperm-whale, and the bones of animals. These things have also become very expensive.

Making articles and figures from the bronze is one of the most difficult things. There are many process involved to make articles and figures from the bronze. Among the nations famous for their bronze making skills are Italy, France and Germany. And a number of good bronzes were made in England in the eighteenth century, but little is known yet about them.

The progress in iron and steel gave new ideas of firearms where Samuel Colt the inventor of automatic revolver during the nineteenth century played an important part.