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Peter

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I bought last year a silver pocket watch. It has a Chester Hallmarks.
Can anyone help me in dating the silver case?
I see letter B on the shield with straight lines, which means 1727,
but letter B on the French-type shield means 1902.
I think that silver watch are from 1902 but the shield ...

Case solved.
The sponsor initials A&K belonged to Allen & Kingfield, Manchester, they went into The Birmingham Assay Office archives in 2008.
The second mark is a ‘International Convention Mark’ this is the scales with a 375 inside.
Date letters became optional after 1999 so any item hallmarked in ...

I`ve found that marker`s mark AK means: Abraham Kemp. He was a gold ring maker. Date of Registration at The Birmingham Assay Office 05/01/1842.
On that ring is "A&K" but Abraham Kemp mark was "A*K" so I don`t know that is right what I`m thinking.

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I just bought a small gold ring.
It has hallmarks:

A&K - Undefined maker's mark
? - Undefined mark (date letter?)
375 - Nine carat
Anchor - The Birmingham Assay Office

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Thank you very much Pat.

Peter
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I`ve just bought a bamboo walking stick with silver knob.
there are marks on it (from left to right):

Marker`s mark: HTB
Duty mark: 1838 - 1890 Queen Victoria I
Silver standart marks: Sterling .925
Date letter: H (1883?)
City mark: London (uncrowned leopard`s head 1822 to present).

am ...

no problem, it was my pleasure.
Peter

I just recieved answer:
The maker is F.A.I. Fabbrica Argenteria Italiana spa - Via Valsugana
58 Pieve di Curtarolo (Padova).

Hello

I just bought a silver box (it has italian hallmark - star - and maker's mark 372 PD - PD indicates the Italion province of Padova?
Could you help me with identify the maker's mark 372?


Thanks
Peter
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Hello

I just bought a silver cigarette case.
It has a polish silver mark used after 1920 - number 3 and lady head (.800 silver).
But there`s another markings - "crown" ans initials "SK" in a frame.

Inside of cigarette case are engraved dedication: "from children to doctor - and then comes a names ...

thank you Pat

Hello

Few days ago I bought that silver case pocket watch.
On outer watch case have: London town mark, Lion passant used after 1820 and date letter S - 1853 and initials JB
on inner watch case as above but initials are HWC (17497 are serial numer of watch).
Pocket watch was made by watchmaker Henry ...

Thank you very much fort the answer.
Peter

Hello
I`m new here, my name is Peter.
Few days ago I bought this silver penknife.
It has markings: Sheffield, made on 1901 and "AS".
This is a "Arthur Worral Staniforth"?
- but he have letters "A" and "S" as separately markings
and on my penknife(?): "A S" are jointly markings.

Could you help me ...