1930s 14k Gold Abacus Charm pincushions The back has a bit

The back has a bit of a dent

Glass/Paste Stone

and features chunky faceted links - a great length at 28 inches

Amitav Ghosh's wonderful novel partly set in the Sunderbans of West Bengal

cherry blossom

1930s 14k Gold Abacus Charm pincushions The back has a bitDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 I ain't no abacus but you can count on me Jamie T, Operation A 14 karat gold working abacus charm dating from the 1930s. I say working (it is) but admittedly it's really quite fiddly to move the individual beads. Until today to my shame I actually had no idea how to use an abacus. It's really quite fascinating, and extremely clever. The technology (aka counting board) spans back to ancient times, and while the exact origin is