London Makers Mark

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jdaviessp
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London Makers Mark

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Can anyone help with this mark - I believe it's London 1905 which would be consistent with family history -

1st image - Date, Standard, and City

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2nd image - Maker (or Makers)

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Much Thx, JD
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Re: London Makers Mark

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Hi and welcome to the forum.

Your images are not showing. You have the right idea but Google does not seem to be a reliable image host. https://postimages.org (copy the 'Hotlink for forums' code) is recommended. Both sites allow your images to be resized during upload. Remember to use the 'Preview' button before submitting your post.

Phil
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Re: London Makers Mark

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Thx Phil - I will regroup and try again - JD
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Re: London Makers Mark

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REVISED: Can anyone help with this mark - I believe it's London 1905 which would be consistent with family history -

1st image - Date, Standard, and City

Image

Image
2nd image - Maker (or Makers)

Image

Image
Much Thx, JD
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Re: London Makers Mark

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The makers mark seems to be James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler (1884..1908, registered Oct 1884):
https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Mak ... JZ.html#JW
The date letter is "n" so that would be London 1908.
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Re: London Makers Mark

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I hope I don't sound too patronising when I say "well done with the pictures"! Nice and clear and easily identifiable - when you know what you're looking for.

You are right with London, but this "n" is the date letter for the assay year 1908/09. The maker's mark is JW over FCW, the mark of Wakely and Wheeler (James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler). They first registered this mark in 1891 and used it until 1909.

Phil
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