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Steve

At the Edinburgh assay office archives
incorporationofgoldsmiths.co.uk
The mark 'JW' in this shape (Heraldic Shield 4C) is recorded as John Wilkie 2nd who was registered from 1841 to 1878.

Paul

Michael

Thank you for the update.

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Paul

Gentlemen

Thank you for the information.

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Paul

Trev

Thanks for the information.

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Paul

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Andrea

The left hand set of marks are London assay office import marks for sterling silver (925) the date letter (i) is for May 1964 to May 1965.

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Paul

Piette Not an expert but Richard Turners CD and Directory of Scottish provincial marks gives me to believe this is Richard KEAY of Perth 1791-1825. He is recorded with this combination, which is standard Edinburgh small work marks. Robert KERR is recorded as a Glasgow maker 2nd half 19th century, I ...

jordanyorg The Edinburgh Assay office website (incorporationofgoldsmiths) shows 'T.E' to be Thomas Kerr Ebbutt an Edinburgh silversmith who registered this mark in 1903. He died in 1921 but the company TK Ebbutt Ltd was still registering marks up to 1996. There are pages of company history recorded....

Amedeo The most accepted reason for this order of marks is that, up until 1890 tax was paid on silver at time of assay, because unscrupulous makers could then place a small piece of silver such as your stick band in a larger work and evade tax, Birmingham adopted a security measure on small pieces o...

Trev

Thank you, most interesting, I shall attribute the knife to Thomas Walker if only to be able to repeat the story.

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Paul

underdogmike John Sellar (tree with baubles x3 JS) was a watchmaker/silversmith who was first recorded in Forres in 1821 before moving to Elgin which he left in 1825 for Wick via Tain returning to Elgin in 1836. James Leslie (tree with baubles x3 JL) was a general dealer in High Street Elgin from 18...

http://i54.tinypic.com/iw6kwy.jpg http://i55.tinypic.com/5tto35.jpg This 7 inch butter knife from Chester dated 1838/39 has a makers mark TW with what appears to be a journeymans mark. This TW appears to be the mark shown in The Compendium of Chester Marks at page 426 ref 8658-61 and is attributed ...

rushton-dc I am looking at 'The Silversmiths of Birmingham 1750-1980' by Kenneth Crisp Jones. J Gloster Ltd registered five similar marks between May 1909 and August 1949, your mark appears to be the February 1935 registration, the right hand side of the mark has been lost, a letter D should follow ...

Okapi You are not the first to be confused by Birmingham Assay marks at this time, an article 'Birmingham 1868- unusual shield shape', appeared in the Silver Spoon Club magazine 'The Finial', copies of which are reproduced on the internet. Search for 'The Finial ' then scroll down to Vol 15/01, Sept...

Oakley38 The town mark is Sheffield 1818/19 and is the 'small articles mark' which is an upside down crown over the date letter I. T W & Co is probably Thomas Watson & Co mark registered 1801. The book 'Jackson's Silver Marks' suggests this was to differentiate more clearly between current a...

Mike

Thank you for the input.

Paul