Hello Trev,
These are the marks on a paper knife from W&H New Zealand.
Next to the W&H mark is Rangitoto, a landmark island in the harbour of Auckland, and the kiwi. I suspect that the W&H mark is not an original punch.
Paul.
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- Tue Nov 23, 2021 8:37 am
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Mystery mark.
- Replies: 6
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- Mon Nov 22, 2021 7:11 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Mystery mark.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3317
Re: Mystery mark.
Hello Trev, That was my first thought. I have been in touch with W&H NZ. They say that it is nothing to do with them. There were also branches in Australia and South Africa, so it is possible that the partially made theory could apply there. Unfortunately they are all now closed and there is no ...
- Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:53 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Mystery mark.
- Replies: 6
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Mystery mark.
Not really a mystery object. It is obviously a napkin ring. What is mysterious is the mark. Firstly it is inside the ring, whereas it would more commonly be expected to be on the outside. Secondly it has the Waker & Hall pennant mark, but not a full hallmark, merely a punched “silver” mark. I ha...
- Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:51 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Duty drawback mark.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2585
Re: Duty drawback mark.
That is an excellent example!
- Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:03 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Duty drawback mark.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2585
Re: Duty drawback mark.
Hello Trev.
That sounds plausible. I have only ever seen the mark on London pieces, usually by Hester Bateman, who seemed to have some kind of duty dodging thing going on with the Channel Islands.
Regards,
Paul.
That sounds plausible. I have only ever seen the mark on London pieces, usually by Hester Bateman, who seemed to have some kind of duty dodging thing going on with the Channel Islands.
Regards,
Paul.
- Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Duty drawback mark.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2585
Re: Duty drawback mark.
Maurice Ridgeway reports that eight drawback punches were delivered to the Chester Assay Office, but there is no evidence of them being used. So it can be supposed that other offices also had drawback punches issued.
- Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:23 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Duty drawback mark.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2585
Duty drawback mark.
Here is a puzzling question which I was recently asked. Did Scottish silver ever have a duty drawback mark?
- Fri Jun 25, 2021 6:41 pm
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Marks on Teaspoon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4911
Re: Marks on Teaspoon
It might be a rather distorted mark of Twentyman & Co Calcutta.
- Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:14 pm
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Dognose spoon
- Replies: 3
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- Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:10 pm
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: Dognose spoon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3627
- Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:31 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Maker's Mark on Salver
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2017
- Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:26 am
- Forum: Sheffield Hallmarks
- Topic: Help with Maker B&H and design(?) #791141
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6103
Re: Help with Maker B&H and design(?) #791141
If it helps, the pattern in called Nevil. According to the Watchmaker, Jewller and Silversmiths "Guide to Flatware" 1955,it was made by several manufacturers. Which doesn't explain the Registration mark.
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:01 am
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Stick from England
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3604
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:40 pm
- Forum: Scandinavian Silver
- Topic: 17th century spoon markings.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3195
Re: 17th century spoon markings.
Thank you for your opinion Qrt.S
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:08 am
- Forum: Scandinavian Silver
- Topic: 17th century spoon markings.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3195
Re: 17th century spoon markings.
Thanks Sasropakis . I have seem bumerke before. that seems to make sense.
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:30 am
- Forum: Scandinavian Silver
- Topic: 17th century spoon markings.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3195
Re: 17th century spoon markings.
Thanks for your ideas. I did think about runes. Some of the other marks are more “runic” if that makes sense. That will be my next path to follow. I have seen these straight line devices on other Scandinavian and Baltic silver, but never been able to trace them.
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:56 am
- Forum: Scandinavian Silver
- Topic: 17th century spoon markings.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3195
17th century spoon markings.
I have a number of 17th century Norwegian spoons which do not have a punched maker’s mark. They do however have distinctive scratched marks. They are all in a similar place on the spoons and seem to be some kind of identifying device. They are too regular to be marks of usage. They are difficult to ...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:49 am
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Atkin Brothers halfpenny
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3823
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:33 am
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Atkin Brothers halfpenny
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3823
Atkin Brothers halfpenny
Here is an oddity. It is a Victorian halfpenny which has been silver plated and stamped with the Atkin Brothers maker’s mark. It also has the initials FG. It has a hole, which appears to have been punched rather that drilled. So what might it be? Maybe one of the workers who made himself a fob or po...
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:00 am
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Walker & Hall Date Code
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1156
Re: Walker & Hall Date Code
Hello Traintime.
That is 1916.
Paul.
That is 1916.
Paul.