Here we have another example of an unrecorded mark found on a fiddle patern salt spoon with a gilded bowl. Length 9.9 cm. Weight 10 grams. Assayed at London in 1817. There appears to be no sign of an overstrike. But who are the makers?



Photos courtesy of Carey Hill
Three partners and a journeyman's mark surely suggests a large concern.
Thomas Pemberton and Robert Mitchell of Snow Hill, Birmingham, entered a 'TP over RM' mark at the London Assay Office on the 21st July 1813. They, with an unknown third partner, are a possibility for the candidate as the mystery maker. They also entered a similar mark, as watchcase makers, at the Birmingham Assay Office on the 18th December 1816, again without the 'GC' addition. If is is Pemberton and Mitchell, could 'GC' be their London man?
Any other thoughts or suggestions?
Trev.