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How kind, David.
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Thanks for using my book as a reference, Agphile. This pair is the seventh pair bearing this unusual mark which I am sure can be attributed to James Gray. Since it bears the lion passant used between 1736 and 1739 and we know that this maker's mark was entered in 1736, they can be dated quite accura...

The technical skill needed to produce such an fine piece of engineering must have commanded a huge premium in terms of time taken to complete the work. I suspect that this may have been reflected in the cost of these tongs to the consumer so, perhaps, they were unwilling to pay the higher price. Who...

Hi Miles Further to my previous contact, I can confirm that, in my opinion, the HR punch is that of Henri Renaud. To date, I have seen only six pairs of this rare form of double box hinge - all identical in style to yours - the seventh recorded pair. Two of the previous six bear the maker's mark HR ...