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24 January 1786 Catherine Whitford Widow of Sugar Loaf Court Salisbury Court Fleet Street London will proved at London. There is a bequest in her will to a sister named Hannah Hodges Spinster. A mark was used to sign her will. Reference London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts ...

21 October 1779 Brook Walker of the Parish of Saint Bridget otherwise Saint Bride aged 31 years and upwards Batchelor and Silver Buckle Maker alleged his intention to marry Elizabeth Higgs of the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch in the County of Middlesex Spinster aged 21 years and upwards.

9 May 1768 John Baker (Grimwade p.391) Goldsmith of London paid apprentice indenture duty for Benjamin Ainge.

Welcome to the forum. If you're interested the trademark looks like Frank W Smith Silver Co. https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_S5.html

Welcome to the forum. It is Etruscan Engraved. I personally haven't seen it all, so it seems it would be nice to have.

C.F. Hurd shown deceased in 1921 Jewelers Circular: https://books.google.com/books?id=dFUcAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA113&lpg=RA1-PA113&dq=jewelers+circular+c.f.+hurd&source=bl&ots=6DCOO0SNe5&sig=ACfU3U0AYf6qtY6NITSzDqoo3ubzea3ujg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihtM3zlqjtAhUDr54KHb...

Well, thanks for trying. In time who knows what may come up.

After doing some looking of my own into this pen, I am beginning to believe that Zachariah Dederick could be its retailer. He is listed as a watchmaker in New York in the 1850 U S Federal Census. In New York City Directories in the mid nineteenth century he is listed as a Pencil Case Maker. Later ce...

Looking for any information at all about this pen and pencil combination. Canada maybe? Inscribed from BIW on the very end.

1901 U K Census William S Hadaway aged 28 years listed as an enameler on copper/copper worker working on own account at home in Bushey, England. Wife Jean C aged 36 years is listed as an artist (followed by what looks like the word black? and then undecipherable) working on own account at home. 30 O...

dognose wrote:Do any members know anything more?
Trev.

If a George Hape exists that was in the silver trade, he has done a superb job of alluding record keepers.

shub33 wrote:Is it my imagination that the duty mark looks like King George III?

Silver Jubilee of King George V.

22 May 1834 John Bridge of Ludgate Hill in the City of London Jeweller will proved at London. Reference: TNA PROB 11/1831/89

Associated thread: viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26271&p=185738#p185738

22 May 1834 John Bridge of Ludgate Hill in the City of London will proved at London. Reference: TNA PROB 11/1831/89

If you haven't already had a look at this will, there is a wealth of family information in it. It is available through the U K National Archives or Ancestry.com.

15 July 1777 Matthew Hillback of the Parish of Saint Mary Staining London Widower and Goldsmith alleged his intention to marry Mary Carrington a Spinster aged 21 years and upward.

1 March 1769 John son of Thomas Whichelow of Wallingford in the County of Berks Malster apprenticed to Ralph Ayscough (Grimwade p.427) of Ludgate Street London Goldsmith.

18 May 1854 Joseph Newcomb of Hounslow in the County of Middlesex Watchmaker will proved at London.

(I don't know where this gentleman fits among the Joseph Newcombs of this time, but there he is.)

silverly wrote:They are very nice looking solid silver knives.

Sorry, blades in particular.

They are very nice looking solid silver knives.

27 October 1787 John son of John Brogden of White Chapel Street Middlesex Peruke Maker apprenticed to William Present Silversmith and Goldsmith of London. 4 March 1789 John Brogden with the consent of the parties turned over to Thomas Blake of The Old Bailey London Jeweller. (For any that may wonder...