Silver thimble maker.?

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Bobbajob
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Silver thimble maker.?

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Hi please can you help me with the maker of this thimble and also any other information about the hallmark as I’m finding it difficult to read the middle stamp.Image
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[quote="Bobbajob"]Hi please can you help me with the maker of this thimble and also any other information about the hallmark as I’m finding it difficult to read the middle stamp.
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Hi please can you help me with the maker of this thimble and also any other information about the hallmark as I’m finding it difficult to read the middle stamp.

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Hi and welcome to the forum. Thanks for persisting with the images!

J.C is Joseph Cook, a known maker of thimbles, and the date letter is, I believe, "n" for 1887. It could also possibly be "u" for 1894, but I think that is unlikely as by then Joseph Cook had become Joseph Cook and Son and was using a "J.C&S" mark.

Phil
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silvermakersmarks wrote:Hi and welcome to the forum. Thanks for persisting with the images!

J.C is Joseph Cook, a known maker of thimbles, and the date letter is, I believe, "n" for 1887. It could also possibly be "u" for 1894, but I think that is unlikely as by then Joseph Cook had become Joseph Cook and Son and was using a "J.C&S" mark.

Phil
Thank you, is the Anchor on its side significant as I’ve only seen them vertical in my research.
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Birmingham hallmarks always had the anchor sideways from 1860 to 1899 inclusive (and also from 1999 onwards). So not significant - that's just how it was.

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