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I have seen the crowned 'B' in “Goud- en Zilvermerken van Voet”. I believe that is the mark on this box.
Assuming that the ‘IT’ is the maker’s mark, I have used the information in Karel Citroen's book “Dutch Goldsmiths’ and Silversmiths’ Marks and Names Prior to 1812” to narrow down the list of ...

It has been suggested to me that my box is Dutch and that the crowned letter 'B', is a mark used between 1807 - 1812 denoting payment of duty.
Also that the silversmith is Johannes van der Toorn (1747-1832) who was a silversmith in The Hague.

Would anyone care to comment please? Is the third mark ...

I sent the following to Tosten;
'I see that you are in Norway and have offered advice on many forum posts. Have you had an opportunity to view my post "Small Box. Crowned 'B' mark, when and where made?" in the Scandinavian forum? I collect quite a lot of silver but have never seen marks like these ...

Do you have the book 'International Hallmarks on Silver collected by Tardy'? There is an 18th century symbol for Amsterdam on page 308. This symbol has three crosses, in a vertical line, with some sort of character which could be a letter below the crosses. It is different from the bottom character ...

I have posted some better photos of the marks and box in the hope that someone may be able to identify them. I saw the crowned 'B' in Tardy's book but have no access to information on Norwegian hallmarks. This post may belong somewhere else entirely. I believe the box is handmade and hand engraved ...

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Is this crowned 'B' mark that for Bergen, Norway? If not I may have listed this post in the wrong forum. The IT mark is ...

I can see all of both these books. Is the first one meant to be on its side? It would be wonderful to be able to access some more.

The indentation in the "I" on the second mark could perhaps just be damage during use.
Has this buckle been stamped twice? There is part of a smaller letter to the left of the "I" and the irregularity to the lower part of the "S" could be the result of a double stamp.
Until I bought my buckle on a ...

Thank you again.
Of course it is not that you know less now, it is just that you are more aware of how much there is to learn. I am starting to feel the same.
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Thank you for your reply and information. You have confirmed what I suspected, it is practically impossible to work out who made the buckle. Is James Stamp known to have made buckles? What about all the buckle makers listed in that section of Grimwade. Are their marks listed anywhere. Also I am not ...

I am not sure about that. I think it is a software issue. With even these two books I can now only get as far as the google window with scroll bars, and nothing in it. I can sit there for ages and nothing happens. My computer says the application has stopped reponding.

I don't understand why all ...

I have now tried all E-books and have had some success with only the two books listed under 'Personages'. The google window with a scroll bar came up but it was extremely slow to use. I was forever waiting for 'remaining items' to load.

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I believe this stock buckle was made in London between 1756 and 1784 as the lion appears to be correct for that period and there is no duty mark. The maker's mark is a little more ...

I can view the menu at the top, and also google maps.

I believe the problem is software related. I have Adobe Reader 5 and can't upgrade as I am running Windows 98. Yes, I know I need a new computer! However I have never before had a problem opening a document in Adobe Reader 5.

I am having trouble accessing the E-Books. I haven't been able to open any. If I click on one a new page opens with a square with a white strip at the top and nothing else happens. What are the software requirements to open the E-Books, please?

Linda

The hallmark HP is listed on this site under the London Makers' Marks Menu. The note next to it states that it is not the mark of Henry Plumpton. The note also refers to Grimwade's entry 3608 which is a very similar mark and listed as unidentified.
I would like to know the basis for saying that this ...

In this site's article Polishing Silver you discuss various methods. My comments are:

Surely you mean washing soda rather than baking soda to be used with aluminium foil. I find this method very effective and very gentle. I have been told that museums use it. I have recently collected quite a few ...

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I believe that these are Chinese Export silver cufflinks. The initials could be either MH or HW. I have not seen a photo of these initials anywhere else. In the ...