can you tell me this makers mark A.W.P
can you tell me this makers mark A.W.P
hi this silver lid i got at the bottom of a box from a sale i think its birmingham 1902 but not now the makers mark and can anyone tell me what it came off
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hi thank you Waylander can it be a Glasgow silversmith with a birmingham mark im new [img][img]http://x1.putfile.com/7/21002361581.jpg[/img][/img]
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Oh yes. The Assay Office (town mark) was only applied where the silver was tested and approved. So Mr Peden may have made the piece in Glasgow, but it was sent (for reasons unknown) to Birmingham to be assayed. For example, Chester silver is notable for being made everywhere apart from Chester! While some silversmiths actually worked IN Chester, many more simply registered their mark in the city and actually manufactured outside of the city (the main culprits being London and Birmingham).
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Mirror?
I'm no sure how big it is, but it looks to me like it came off of a vanity jar that used to hold womans powder and sometimes jewelry. Thus the initials on the top. Otherwise check and see if it used to hold a mirror. Not all mirrors had handles at that time. Hope this gives some input!
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