Japanese silver Hallmark Dragon Box & Dating Help

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silversurf
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Japanese silver Hallmark Dragon Box & Dating Help

Postby silversurf » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:33 pm

Hello, trying to date a Japanese Silver box and find info on maker =)
In the middle of cleaning item, as you can tell.

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag1 ... 49d5c3.jpg

thank you

davidross
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Re: Japanese silver Hallmark Dragon Box & Dating Help

Postby davidross » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:21 pm

Hello

Embedded images (as with your Chinese cigarette box) will probably get a better response.

Regards
DR

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Re: Japanese silver Hallmark Dragon Box & Dating Help

Postby silversurf » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:33 pm

Image

Thank you for the heads up! =)

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Re: Japanese silver Hallmark Dragon Box & Dating Help

Postby dognose » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:46 pm

Hi Silversurf,

Welcome to the Forum.

Please keep your images to 7" max., otherwise viewers with smaller monitors will not see the whole photo.

Image

Trev.

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Re: Japanese silver Hallmark Dragon Box & Dating Help

Postby silversurf » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:57 pm

OK, Thank you.
I put it to 1000 wide as it said.

What is a better number to put image as ?

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Re: Japanese silver Hallmark Dragon Box & Dating Help

Postby davidross » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:11 pm

The maker is Y Konoike of Yokohama, circa 1900.

For an ad of Konoike's, see the CES Far East section of the Contributor's Notes.

This would be a good example of Konoike's mark to include along with that ad.

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David R

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Re: Japanese silver Hallmark Dragon Box & Dating Help

Postby silversurf » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:29 pm

Thank you David for your time and wisdom in the matter. :)


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