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Thanks for your input. Looks very much like an import mark then - I've seen the regular cat's foot many times and (though I can't get a good photo without my loupe) it is definitely a cat's foot within one oval as opposed to three intersecting circles. So we can assume Danish producced. Re-inserting...

I don't know why the original images have disappeared, that's unfortunate. Is there any way I can distinguish an import mark from a production mark?

Update - the case is definitely Swedish! I can't believe I missed this, but there's a cat's foot together with a hexagon-encircled S on the case's clasp. So, back to square 1 on identification, I suppose! https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/r270/13569051_677428242410094_1148305269520005717_...

Thank you Qrt.S. Is there a reason why Malmö would indicate Danish production and not Swedish? The inscription is in Swedish, for reference. The HL could be either H:L or H.L. (perhaps more likely?) I've tried to google 830 S and a lot of Danish alternatives seem to be coming up, but also a lot of s...

Hi all, We found this in my deceased grandfather's home and it's a bit of a mystery. The monogram probably means my great-grandfather Niels Thorell, a hatter of Malmö. The engraving reads: "Till minne - 1/5 1917 - 31/10 1919". We'll never know how or why the dates are significant. Due to t...