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- Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:46 pm
- Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
- Topic: Maker of Silver Thimble
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Re: Maker of Silver Thimble
Bad punch perhaps as there doesn't appear to be a hollow or groove where a letter might have been. I have been to that site! and many others..... lol I have also read that the P year mark up to 1 May 1890 had a duty mark and from 2 may - July 1890 and onwards no duty mark. Interesting stuff. I need ...
- Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:42 pm
- Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
- Topic: Maker of Silver Thimble
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Re: Maker of Silver Thimble
Thank you for your reply oel. The thing is there doesn't appear to be a space for a letter before Bros (and the dot before Bros). I kind of narrowed it down to two Sydenham Bros and maybe Miller Bros, ther are a few M. Bros's, but it is so hard to be sure without a first letter. Am I ever likely to ...
- Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:32 pm
- Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
- Topic: Maker of Silver Thimble
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- Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:23 pm
- Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
- Topic: Maker of Silver Thimble
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Maker of Silver Thimble
Hi I have been unable to find the maker of this thimble. According to the marks it is an English piece, registered in Birmingham and has the P for 1889/90 but who is the maker. There is a dot before the B in the attached picture which doesn't show up too well. (hope I have managed to add the pic cor...