Just to let anybody who is intrested know, they have turned out to be some very good marks indeed, they are Barber, Cattle and North (York) 1824 page 466 Jacksons
A puzzle, two pairs of tongs with G W in a oblong with no pellet, both tongs London for 1792, George Wintle marks for that period are in a oval and a pellet, any body any ideas, have been through the large "Jacksons" with no avail.
Does anybody know what the mark entered by William Eley on his own in 1797 look like ? that year he entered 2 marks one with William Fearn, and one by himself, the next mark he entered was in 1808 with Fearn and Chawner. The only marks l have seen of Robert Eley in 1787 an W E in an square and in 17...
l have a pair of English sugar tongs where the makers mark is one l cannot find,the tongs only have a "lion passant and a george duty mark (cameo) which leads me to think they are late 18th cent,but they are not "bright cut" and are from the "fiddle pattern* the mark is B C above & N. (could pos...