INVERNESS ? BUCKLE RING WITH STRANGE MARKS

[burnieboozle]

Has anyone seen these marks before.

They are on a ring F*B INS P.M.

Any help is much appreciated.

Regards.

[oel]

Hi, welcome to the forum.

The marks are too small please try again to capture a clearer, sharp image of it. Take the photo in natural daylight and use the macro feature on your camera.


Oel.

[burnieboozle]

Can anyone help with this strange Inverness Mark on a Ring ?

F*B INS P.M

Any help is much appreciated.

[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

We may have some thoughts, but as requested, we need a large, clear, close-up of the mark.

Trev.

[burnieboozle]

Strange Inverness Marks

F*B INS P.M.

I am trying again with some new images.

Any help is much appreciated.

(admin edit - please try again with images, but remember to use the preview feature)

[burnieboozle]

Hi.

I have a Buckle Ring with marks I cannot understand.

F star B INS P.M.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you Burnieboozle.

[dognose]

Hi Burnieboozle,

Welcome to the Forum.



I thought you were never going post those images of what sounded like a very interesting ring.

I think it is likely that this is one of the marks used by Ferguson Brothers (James and William) of Inverness:


Ferguson Brothers - Inverness - 1873

The 'P.M' mark is a mystery, for there is no-one of those initials recorded, to my knowledge, working in the trade at Inverness at that time. However, there is a possibility to the identity of 'P.M'.

The 1871 Inverness Census records a Paul McBean, a 21 year-old lapidary apprentice. The name McBean is important in this case, as William Ferguson was later to go into partnership with his brother-in-law, James McBean, as Ferguson & McBean, so it is possible that Paul was part of the same family and was employed at Ferguson Brothers. Although it would be unusual for journeyman to mark an item in such a way, I don't think it would be impossible. But this is only speculation on my part and only offered as a possibility.

Should Paul McBean be the maker of the ring, then a clue to what he may have looked like might be found in the image of William McBean, a Melbourne jeweller who is likely to be part of the same family.

See: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=18484&p=59709&hilit=mcbean#p59709

Trev.

[burnieboozle]

Thank you so much for your help it is much appreciated.