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Hi I wonder if you can please assist me with dating a penknife that belonged to a late family member. It is a small mother-of-pearl handled penknife measuring 11cm in length when open and bears the following markings: Hallmark: a crown, lion and lower case i plus, what I guess is a maker's mark,with the letters W.M. & S inside a frame

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Hi,

That appears to be William Morton & Sons, the successors to this firm: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=14790&p=129759&hilit=morton#p129759

The date letter is too small to make out in your image, but appears to be from the 1920's.

Trev.

Thank you very much for your kind assistance in identifying the hallmark on my silver penknife. The date letter is "i" lower case, does that help to narrow down the year?

Yes, that would be 1926.

Trev.

Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and for responding to my enquiry so promptly - it is very much appreciated.