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Information from an eBay listing "In 1818 he appointed his son Henry [John] Lias as his partner and the two worked together until 1879 when Henry Lias joined James Wakely in commissioning a firm which later was called Wakely & Wheeler in 1909. Approximately half of a century later, in 1957,...

6 March 1766
Thomas Ruggles turned over to Thomas Liddiard of Gutter Lane London Clockmaker.

In theory a replacement handle should have a duty mark if marked between 1785 and 1890.

A possible Lost Smallworkers Register entry . 11 January 1758 William Wooden London Goldsmith took Richard Dipple son of Thomas Dipple of Boomsgrove in the County of Worcester Malster as apprentice. It is presumed that William Wooden was of the Company of Goldsmiths, although it is possible that he ...

Interesting information Pat Stourbridge has been a major centre of the glass industry since at least the late 17th century, mainly due to coal and clay availability. A Glass Blower was a skilled artisan, but not a very well paid one. So it is interesting that his son was able to be apprenticed to on...

. Bit of a sneaky one this quizz. ANSWER (or more questions ? ) Lion Passant is a Newcastle punch , makers mark is almost certainly that of Langlands & Robertson. These andiron tongs appear to have been made, at least partially using old Georgian teaspoons, in the Arts & Crafts period by eit...

You are on the right track ! Particularly the "converted "

. Bought recently by my wife as part of a job lot , these Andiron Tongs have slim feather edged arms with curled tops and clover-leaf bowls. Not quite what you'd expect with the marks on the arms ! What date are the Tongs and whose marks are do they carry ? https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg htt...

The mark ( Roman Capitals) in the posting above is Thomas Tookey's spoonmakers mark of 30 October 1773 ( Grimwade No 2944) An example of his later mark (Stylised Script) , again as spoonmaker, of 24 March 1779 ( Grimwade No 2949) can be seen at http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=...

Back to the Drawing Board for me then !

Well, it purports to be Georgian period, even to the family marriage type owners initials . But as we are not allowed to see the assay and makers marks (not fair !) , I can only conclude that from style and bright-cutting as it can't be much earlier than 1770 it's later ! If it's a recent fake, it s...

I've always associated these scratched marks as pawnbrokers references !

Thanks Trevor, yes that's another possibility.

Another, rather unlikely one, is that it was made for a specific person, and "never exposed for sale " . Which exempts it from assay .

Prior to his sole marks Thomas Moore was in partnership with a John Moore of Abbotts Bromley in Staffordshire. As Moore's name is given last, it can be presumed that he was the junior of the two partners. The joint mark of John Bourne and Thomas Moore III of 26 June 1770 as smallworkers https://www....

The joint mark of John Bourne and Thomas Moore III of 26 June 1770 as smallworkers



on a buckle of around 1772

Please see also viewtopic.php?f=48&t=52825

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The maker (or rather makers) was the partnership of John Bourne and Thomas Moore III. Below is their first joint mark, registered 26th June 1770 as smallworkers, (Grimwade No 1188). This was followed by two marks as bucklemakers on 8th February 1775 (Grimwade p.392) https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Xim...

Hopefully to hatch another evil plot !

It's almost certainly the mark of Thomas Wallis II, applied when he was standing upside down !

Yes, I am asking for the maker and also why no assay mark.
I know (hopefully !) the answers and am putting it up just as challenge to readers .
It's an interesting piece .

I'm afraid that the maker was not Thomas Meriton,
Clive

There are references in Jackson. Try p.533 for Edinburgh, where the sterling standard was imposed in 1720, " although in practice the the old standard was continued until 1759" , when the thistle mark was introduced. The Scots were, and still are, a of rather independent minds, and provinc...