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http://thumb1.webshots.net/t/63/663/8/7/43/2567807430102243261iwbVTg_th.jpg http://thumb1.webshots.net/t/58/658/8/22/1/2706822010102243261tTrxTa_th.jpg Hi folks, Does anyone think that this could be European? Its 8 1/4" long and the mark dies seem to have been cross hatched. Listed as a pair o...

Hi Trev,
I certainly will remember it. I thought that I was being clever getting a bargain but it is probably still fair value for what I gave.
Jim.

Thanks Buckler (Clive?).
I will file the tips.
Jim.
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Cheers Trev,

Ouch! That serves me right! I knew it wasn't 1800's but I had convinced myself that the shapes were right.

My books are not good enough quality. I'm off to get better references and a copy of Grimwade's.

Thanks for your help.

Jim.
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Could this 1781 Rat tail have been made by Charles Aldredge & Henry Green?

Thanks,

Jim.



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Thanks chaps. Interesting additional information that as you say Trev, you don't normally think of. I'm glad I joined this forum. Cheers, Jim.
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Thanks Miles, I'll try Hill as well. Rgds, Jim
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Hi Trev, No you are not preaching to the converted just someone who is not using the evidence properly. Under magnification I could see the effect of the the reshaping but couldn't understand why it would have been done. At one stage I thought we had a splice in of older marks but the face of the st...

Hi Trev,

Thanks for that. I will go down the Hodges route which gives a possibility that the date mark is a mis-struck 1735 "V".

That is unless others challenge.

Thanks also to Buckler as he put the London punch between 1720 and 1740.

Regards,

Jim.
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Hi Buckler,

No marks on the bowl but there is a stag's head above a crown on the terminal. Too feint to get a decent photo.

The spoon is quite a bit heavier than other C16 & C17 similar designs that we have.

Regards,

Jim.
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Hi Folks, Can anyone help me with dating this spoon please? http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2271130770102243261ARhiDa" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It is 205mm long (8.1 inches) and sold to me as 1723 but the "H" appears to be a maker's mark. Could the maker be John H...