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Crest on Walker and Hall spoon
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 12:17 pm
by JanGroen
Good Day
I have bought a Walker and Hall spoon today. It has a crest on it that I would like to decipher. Any idea of the age of the spoon will be welcome aswell. I know the X is a date letter.
Thanks
Jannie
Re: Crest on Walker and Hall spoon
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:26 pm
by dognose
Hi Jannie,
The date is 1905. It is the Greek letter 'Chi', the Walker & Hall date cycle 1884-1911 uses the Greek alphabet.
Trev.
Re: Crest on Walker and Hall spoon
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:53 pm
by JanGroen
dognose wrote:Hi Jannie,
The date is 1905. It is the Greek letter 'Chi', the Walker & Hall date cycle 1884-1911 uses the Greek alphabet.
Trev.
Thank you for helping me with the date. Now I will try the crest. It is a CN with 2 dragons next to it.
Jannie
Re: Crest on Walker and Hall spoon
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:58 pm
by JanGroen
esse quam videri is the motto
Jannie
Re: Crest on Walker and Hall spoon
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 6:32 am
by paulh
The China Navigation Company crest, with the Swire group and Swire family motto, Esse Quam Videri – it has been in use by the Swire family since the 18th century. Literally translated, it means “to be, and not to seem to be”.
Walker & Hall were major suppliers to shipping companies and other commercial concerns throughout the world.
Paul.
