Ancestors of Dover Ltd Information

Ancestors of Dover Ltd was formed in 1992, primarily as a firm of professional genealogists by Nicholas and Anne Humphery-Smith, co-founders in Canterbury, Kent. In 1999 the company moved to the famous sea town, Dover, immortalised by Vera Lynn in the war time song "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover", and the business changed its name to Ancestors of Dover. The company has worked designing and manufacturing products on the premises, with the help of dedicated outworkers, for names such as Harrods, Hamleys, English Heritage, Historic Royal Palaces, Historic Scotland, Cadw, and many other famous clients both large and small. Ancestors have been casting in fine English lead-free pewter since 1999 - No other metal is allowed on the premises so you can be assured of a product with no lead contamination. We cast all our own metal products such as miniature crowns, keyrings, miniature figures, rings, pendants, pencil toppers and vast majority of our jewellery, producing quality products. The company has a policy of continually investing in new designs and projects and is able, on its premises, to carry out the following processes using different pieces of equipment including: printing, doming, clear crystal lens, pad printing, enamelling, heat transfer for T-shirts and other fabrics, mugs, framing, gold and silver block printing, soldering, crystal stoning and laminating. We have hundreds of products to offer 80% of which are made in the UK.