Sugar Castor confirmation

[jackrabbit]

Hi,

This is my first post and I wanted to confirm some information I just discovered.

I wanted to confirm that the attached Sugar Castor was made by James Deakin and Sons of Sheffield in 1896.

Thanks
Rick

[clawmarks]

HAHA! We were posting James Deakin questions at the same time. Yes, this is James Deakin & Sons Ltd (in business from 1871 utnil 1936). The crown signifies Sheffield and the left-facing, paw-raised lion is the symbol for sterling. Your gothic "d" is the date signifying 1896.