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by R4RJB
Wed Feb 20, 2019 7:43 am
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Pocket Watch Case Hallmarks ID Help Please
Replies: 2
Views: 6126

Re: Pocket Watch Case Hallmarks ID Help Please

Thanks for taking the trouble to reply. I used an online hallmark wizard which gave the year as 1808 - I won't be relying on that again! It does seem likely that Richard Macaire Ball could have been the case maker.
Regards,
Richard
by R4RJB
Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:08 am
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Pocket Watch Case Hallmarks ID Help Please
Replies: 2
Views: 6126

Pocket Watch Case Hallmarks ID Help Please

I would be grateful if anyone could help me identify the "RA" makers mark on the case of this Brook & Son pocket watch. I am also confused by the date letter. I looks like it corresponds to London 1808 although Brook & Son were registered between 1891 until 1941 and were based at 8...
by R4RJB
Thu Dec 20, 2018 9:25 am
Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
Topic: "H.M.S. & CO" Silverplate Teaspoon ID Help Please
Replies: 2
Views: 5714

Re: "H.M.S. & CO" Silverplate Teaspoon ID Help Please

Hi Trev, Thanks for your input. I did find a company with the same initials - Herbert M Slater (1853) Ltd. They describe themselves as "Sheffield's finest manufacturer of knives, scrapers, forks, saws and scissors". I thought that, if anyone was familiar with the marks, they would be. I se...
by R4RJB
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:51 pm
Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
Topic: "H.M.S. & CO" Silverplate Teaspoon ID Help Please
Replies: 2
Views: 5714

"H.M.S. & CO" Silverplate Teaspoon ID Help Please

I found a very corroded silverplate teaspoon while metal detecting yesterday. It has a plain and basic design. I struggled to read the makers mark but after a lot of fine cleaning it is now readable as "H.M.S. & CO". There is a crescent shape containing "BEST QUALITY". I have...
by R4RJB
Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:24 am
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Gold Ring Found on Sussex Beach - Help with Hallmark Please
Replies: 11
Views: 7737

Re: Gold Ring Found on Sussex Beach - Help with Hallmark Please

Sorry the images didn't display. I've been struggling to use ggl images. I'm trying a different image server so hopefully, they will now be visible.
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by R4RJB
Tue Oct 23, 2018 12:04 pm
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Gold Ring Found on Sussex Beach - Help with Hallmark Please
Replies: 11
Views: 7737

Re: Gold Ring Found on Sussex Beach - Help with Hallmark Please

Thanks for all your replies. I have been dropping in every few days to see if there has been any information but didn't yesterday. I took the daisy-chained image below using an endoscope and it shows the hallmark more clearly. The characters are only 0.8mm high so it difficult to get a good picture....
by R4RJB
Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:15 am
Forum: Gold Marks - Worldwide
Topic: Gold Ring Found on Sussex Beach - Help with Hallmark Please
Replies: 11
Views: 7737

Gold Ring Found on Sussex Beach - Help with Hallmark Please

I recently found my first gold ring whilst metal detecting on a beach in Sussex, South East England. I’ve reported it to the local police as “found property” so hopefully, it will be reunited with its owner although, despite its good condition, it could have been on the beach for years. In the meant...

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