can anyone help with these marks please?

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can anyone help with these marks please?

Postby billybob67 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:36 pm

I have an old cigarette case but i don't have a clue about the item, can anyone help please?
many thanks William
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Re: can anyone help with these marks please?

Postby Theoderich » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:44 pm

Looks like Poland (warschau)

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Re: can anyone help with these marks please?

Postby Theoderich » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:46 pm


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Postby billybob67 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:22 pm

Hi there, many thanks for your help, just checked the link and it is the same mark, you have been most helpful William

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Postby jackk » Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:03 am

To determine the city you would need to see a small assayer letter on the right side of the head. Pictures are too small to tell. Most common would be Warsaw with a letter "W".
This mark was supposed to be used from 1922-1939, but it was used even after 1939.

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Postby billybob67 » Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:44 pm

hi jackk

thank you very much for responding to my question. i just checked the mark and there is a small w to the right hand side of the head.
i am really very interested to know who or what the signatures on the inside of the case represents.
would you have any ideas, how i could find out about them.

once again many thanks
william[/b]

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Postby jackk » Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:51 pm

This cigarette was given a gift, these are engraved signatures of most likely coworkers who presented this cigarette case to their superior or another coworker. I have seen many silver pieces (mostly cigarette cases, tankards, or boxes) with similarly engraved signatures.
I cannot read any of the signatures in full, but it seems that they are mostly Polish or Russian names.
Jack


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