date seems confusing

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hello, these are the marks on a teacaddy. I am fairly certain the maker is Henry Matthews but the date design has me baffled Any ideas appreciated. Noel

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[SteveDWollongong]

I agree the maker is Henry Matthews and the date letter is the italic letter v for 1895. I know it looks a lot like the letter b but if you compare with the example on Phils site below you will see that its a match.

After bringing up the page, click on the column containing 1895 and then on the individual year and you will see a photo of the hallmarks.

http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Date ... ngham.html

Cheers,
Steve

[c2c]

Thanks Steve. That makes sense.