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Hello again Trev, The possibility of Thomason's records being lost would be singularly unfortunate because Birmingham's website contains substantial detail of marks in a register for all of his main contempories from Willmore 1805 to Tongue 1846. As you say Thomason should have registered the rectan...

Hello Shepshop, A Liverpool watchmaker by the name of Joseph Sewill registered a rectangular mark with his initials followed by a star at the Chester office around 1886. Although not a Birmingham mark this might be your man. You can also contact the Birmingham Assay Office @ http://www.theassayoffic...

Birmingham Assay Office website identifies 3 maker's stamps registered by Edward Thomason: 1815 -a corner cut rectangle without a pellet. 1820 & 1821 -an oval with a central pellet. Figure 9 of Trev's excellent article identifies Thomason in 1820-1 using a mark of a corner cut rectangle with a c...

Hello again Miles, Can't tell you much about Carter's wares or their quality although I must say your cigarette case looks special. I have a note (can't remember from where) of Carter registering his Birmingham mark in 1917. There's also a similar roundish Chester mark registered in 1938 to an Alber...

Hello Buckler,

My very generous lady got a Grimwade's at the right price for my birthday thanks to you!

Regards,
Mike
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Hello Miles, The charring to the top of the inner tube suggests it's been near a flame. If the inside of the top cap is blackened the thing was alight then doused. Cotton wool wadding is still used for holding fuel in petrol lighters. Wikipedia on cigarette lighters-"development accelerated dur...

Hello Rod,

John Culme's directory of London marks shows AJC was registered in 1894 by Arthur John Croker of Bermondsey, London.

Mike
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Hello Miles, I've run WHO & WEO through Culme's directory just in case the maker continued to use the mark after 1838 but to no avail. As you no doubt have already, I ran through Jackson's list of London makers' names as a second check but again nothing. As you say the fork looks to be of too go...

Hello Miles,
Culme's London Directory shows the sponsor as Im Obersteg & Co of 75 Aldersgate EC1 registered in 1908 for a forwarding agent business.
Regards,
Mike

Hello JoW, Welcome to the forum. There was an optional sovereign mark used by assay offices for 1933/4 & 1934/5 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of George V & Queen Mary; the mark actually contains profiles of both. Your flask top was assayed in Sheffield in 1934/5. The makers appear to be Ja...

Hello Buckler,

Thanks so much for the information regarding the Grimwade book. The last time I checked the cost was prohibitive.

I'm reliably informed my Xmas present is now resolved!

Thanks again,
Mike
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Hello Cheryl,

The mark looks to be that for William Henry Brewis who traded as Brewis & Co at 3 Marshall Street, Beak Street, London from 1890 to his death in February 1891.

Mike
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Hello Miles and Trev, You chaps have the advantage of possession of a Grimwade's so comment on marks 3819 and 3820 are outside my scope. Miles, when referring to the so called candlestick it was to try and explain what I see as a straight and downward line after the script "T" and before t...

Hello Miles, A possibility could be the mark "Jackson's" (2002 Edition at page 206) ascribes potentially to Thomas Gilpin who was entered on London's books around 1739. That mark had a two handle cup on top of a rectangle The mark on your spoon seems to start with a script capital "T&...

Hello again Alain,

My spelling of the maker's name is confirmed.

John Culme's book on London smiths gives Turberville's business address as 42 Wilmington Square in 1883 and his private address as 28 Spencer Street in 1878, both in Clerkenwell, London.

Regards
Mike

Hello Alain,

The maker was Edward Henry Turberville of Clerkenwell London.

Regards,
Mike

Hello again!
Sorry about suggesting the mark wasn't clear; I should have scrolled down to the next picture!
George Henry Cowell it is.
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Hello,

Although the picture is a little unclear the maker's mark appears to be that of George Henry Cowell (three overlapping circles; roman letters; no pellets).
John Culme's Directory of smiths has Cowell as an art metal worker at various London addresses between 1908 and 1930.
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Hello DDW, Welcome to the forum. The marks (the lion, the crown and the Queen's head) confirm the item pictured was assayed at the Sheffield office 1864-5 and is of sterling quality. Presumably the other pieces are similarly marked? The mark within the diamond shape is the registered design mark. Th...

Hello Alain,

William Bateman London 1816-17 looks right to me.

Regards,
Mike
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