Cigarette box please help me confirm date of production

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Cigarette box please help me confirm date of production

Postby Guest » Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:21 pm

Hi
I'm not sure about when this cigarette box was made. On this page: http://www.925-1000.com/dlBirmingham.html the letter F is in square field wich wold mean that it was made in 1854 but in my box the letter F is in a book-like field. I would like to know if this detail make any difference in designation the date of this box. Thank you for your ansers.

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Postby bellefield » Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:34 pm

Those are the Birmingham Assay marks from 1900-1949 - the Capital letters were used from 1925, so this would put this squarely at 1930, around the art deco period

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Postby georgiansilver » Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:35 pm

The mark is Birmingham (UK) 1930. Best wishes, Mike.

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Postby Gerryl » Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:02 pm

The makers of your cigarette case are Turner & Simpson

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