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 Peru 2014 Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring.

 By Farzana Aamir 

The Real History Behind Diamond Engagement Rings

MAY 2, 2012 BY THE EDITOR

We think of giving away diamond engagement rings as a custom reaching far back in history. Not so. In America, from colonial times through the late 19th Century grooms gave their betrothed a tumbler normally used for sewing. The bride was supposed to cut the top off and use what was left as a ring. Ancient Roman men were even cheaper. They gave their fiances coarse iron rings that symbolized strength. (Whether it referred to the strength of the proposed union or the husband’s authority over his wife was left conveniently vague).  In fact, it wasn’t until 500 years ago that the first diamond engagement ring was given.