Newcastle spoons 1874

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Newcastle spoons 1874

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Who knows the maker of these 1874 Newcastle spoons?
John Walton is pictured in Jackson's, but his dates aren't given.
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We have some dates for him here with a circa end date of 1856 ->
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Perhaps his son or grandson was still in the trade in 1874.
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Post by buckler »

Margaret Gill in "...Newcastle Goldsmiths" gives John Walton as retired around 1867, but gives no other IW likely.
As the leopards head is uncrowned on these marks ( it was only uncrowned in Newcastle in the period 1846 to 1851) I suspect that the maker is John Walton, but the dateletter is a capital ("i" ), I and thus the date is actually 1847/48.
Accepting your presumed L as an I , then the date, maker, and Leopards head match nicely .
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Yes, I think you're right buckler.
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