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1791 london makers mark
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:49 pm
by kiwikid
Can anyone advise re this maker - see marks - did Jonathon Bateman ever make anything with his own name stamp - I believe he died that year.
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:39 am
by admin
please post a larger mark image.
Thanks,
Tom
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:55 am
by Tongtwister
Hi,
Jonathan Bateman did not make anything with just the mark "IB". The Batemans at that time were Peter & Jonathan, so you will only see PB IB marks - and there are several of them.
IB is a very common mark for the period. I would suggest the most likely is John Blake, but others may have a different opinion.
Regards
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 am
by MCB
Hello Kiwikid,
As Admin advises the image of the marks is a little small to positively see there's no dot (pellet) after the letter I. If there is a pellet several makers are possible; if not John Blake (Grimwade 1151), as Tongtwister suggests, is most likely.
Mike
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:15 am
by buckler
IB is also found as the main marker of the top spring hinged tongs of the late eighteenth century. Many people attribute this mask to John Buckett but I have no idea why !
It's another unresolved mystery !
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