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horse rider button with several marks on front
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:32 am
by buttonbug
Re: horse rider button with several marks on front
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:20 am
by AG2012
Hi,
It was made by
Karl Kurz, Germany.
Exactly the same marks are here; scroll down to Karl Kurz, and the marks will appear on the left.
https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html
Regards
Re: horse rider button with several marks on front
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:26 am
by AG2012
It was imported to London in 1903. Must be of sterling standard because of Lion Passant British mark .925 fineness, meaning it was meant to be exported to UK (lower standards of e.g. 800 or .830 were more commonly used in Germany).
Re: horse rider button with several marks on front
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:47 am
by dognose
A set of eight, same maker and year of import:
Trev.
Re: horse rider button with several marks on front
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:52 am
by AG2012
Excellent example how to read Hanau pseudo marks (full set of buttons showed by Trev).
The rule of thumb; only one mark is needed for positive identification, no need to have several matching marks.
In this particular example, Karl Kurz used almost full repertoire of his marks.
Regards
Re: horse rider button with several marks on front
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:26 am
by buttonbug
Thank you all for your help, will have to check out Hanau marks.