Maker mark for dance card coin purse eludes me!

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Maker mark for dance card coin purse eludes me!

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Yes I have searched - Trust me! The nearest I could find was Samuel Wilmot making it pre 1860 but I am not convinced - Anyone who helps gets a free hug!

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Hi welcome to the forum. Please embedded your images. For information how to attach and embedded images see; viewtopic.php?f=5&t=42199

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Hi,

An image of the whole item may be useful.

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Hi,
There were several Wilmots in America.
See here:
https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_W5.html
It is probably older than you thought, but the image of the whole item (coin purse) is needed.

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Sorry Guys and Gals - I thought I knew what I was doing - But I have never had to list photo's this way before - Should have done what they said and read the rules and instructions first - My bad! Sorry for wasting some of your time. I think I got it now but can't see how to erase posts and start over? I'm old give me a break! To be fair though the how to add an image could use an update - Tinypic??? Not complaining, someone spent a lot of time on it!

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Makers Mark? Dance Card/Coin Purse

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I have searched and the closest mark I have found is Samuel Wilmot making this pre-1860 however I am not convinced. I will post the mark I found first and then my item. Thanks.

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Hi,
The purse was attached to chatelaine or worn on finger.
For chatelaines see here:
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They were popular throughout Victorian period, even later but before WW II.
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Thanks I will take a look - But I still need to find out the manufacturer before I can do much.
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"Wilmot" was the retailer of the piece, not the manufacturer. There were numerous of that name working as jewelers and fancy goods merchants along the eastern seaboard at the turn of the 19th century and in to the 20th. Given the lettering of both marks, I would say the 1920s was likely.
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