tea caddy

[blonde_minx]

I have this lovely tea caddy that was imported, it has a fully set of british hallmarks as shown Victorian but i dont know the other marks, date maker and so on, i would be grateful if anyone could help
Thanks in advance
Mandy

[oel]

Hi,

Welcome to the forum.

Imported by TG for Thomas Glaser dates seen 1888….1893, London date letter S for 1893, F for Foreign (imported), Leopard head for London assay office
The other marks are pseudo marks.Please check and read about pseudo marks and Hanau pseudo marks:
http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html

Regards,

Oel

[blonde_minx]

Thank you Oel

[dognose]

Thomas Glaser appears to be an interesting character. It is likely that he was just a traveling agent for German firms, his addresses supplied to the London Assay Office turned out to be the postal addresses only, for London hotels. His marks were cancelled around 1894.

Trev.

[blonde_minx]

Hi Trev
Thanks for the interesting info, its fascinating
Mandy