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- Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:33 am
- Forum: Sheffield Hallmarks
- Topic: Atkinson Bros. long knife ivorine (?) handle
- Replies: 4
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Re: Atkinson Bros. long knife ivorine (?) handle
The G.B. may be George Butler and the knife blade is still in production to-day, different companys have different names for the same blade, when I produced these carver knives at George Butlers they were called a Coronation Carver, it was also called a Double Hump Sword BUT it was just an ordinary ...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:09 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Irish Silversmith
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2944
Re: Irish Silversmith
I do have my Grandfathers Indenture (copy that is) I did have the indenture of George Butler from the 1600s but I gave that to Sheffield Archive.
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:20 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Irish Silversmith
- Replies: 4
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Irish Silversmith
I wonder if anyone could furnish me any information, photos, trade flyers and such on an Irish Silversmith company called JOHN SMYTH & SONS OF WICKLOW ST DUBLIN my Grandfather started his apprenticeship there in 1889, he eventually moved to Birmingham round about the turn of the Century then on ...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:00 am
- Forum: Sheffield Hallmarks
- Topic: Cooper Bros. & Sons.
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Re: Cooper Bros. & Sons.
This mark is reminisent of Pawnbrokers marks, I have a Silver Pocket watch and the amount of minute entries in it are not repairs its from when the watch was taken to "Uncle" for a few bob, by the way I worked at Cooper Brothers in the seventies.