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From: "Liz" <>
Subject: Re: [MLN] Scottish Silver Hallmarks
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:08:18 -0500
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Jeanette, Gary, Mark. Thanks for all the information on the silver
Hallmarks. I found that identifying them with reading glasses and a
magnifying glass is difficult. A jeweller's glass will be needed if I have
more pieces to do.

Mark: It is interesting about the older pieces done by itinerant
silversmiths. I am off to the library when we get a milder day. I hate the
cold.....

Liz






From: "Fisher (Holiday Enterprises) Ltd"
<>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 4:49 AM
Subject: RE: [MLN] Scottish Silver Hallmarks


> Hi folks,
> I am no authority on hallmarks but in earlier times, especially in
Georgian
> ones, itinerant silversmiths would travel around the "big houses" out with
> Glasgow and Edinburgh, especially in the highlands and would offer their
> services. Frequently the lady of the house would decide that she needed
> several spoons or knives etc and the silversmith would be given some
> existing silver to refashion. Accordingly silver made in this way will
often
> just be stamped "Inverness", "Dingwall", "Tain" etc and apparently such
> silver is worth between 50 and 200% more than the same item made in
Glasgow
> or Edinburgh because of its rarity. Occasionally the original assay mark
> from the piece remade might miss being melted off and 1 antiques dealer
who
> specialises in Georgian silver says this can cause great confusion.
> Cheers and Merry Christmas all from the mild and so far non-snowy
> Highlands!!
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Brookes [mailto:]
> Sent: 19 December 2005 01:18
> To:
> Subject: Re: [MLN] Scottish Silver Hallmarks
>
> Hi,
> If you go here: http://www.925-1000.com/british_marks.html
>
> ... you might find what you are looking for.
> regards,
> Gary in Vancouver
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J T Walton" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [MLN] Scottish Silver Hallmarks
>
>
> > Try your local library. They should have books in the antiques section,
> to
> > help identify silver and silver marks. Enjoy your treasures. You're
very
> > lucky.
> > Jeannette
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Liz" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:07 PM
> > Subject: [MLN] Scottish Silver Hallmarks
> >
> >
> > > Hello listers, Scotland and those "down under".
> > >
> > > I have been identifying objects left by my grandparents on both sides
of
> > > my
> > > family.
> > >
> > > One item I have is a gold necklace medalion, Free Mason, that I cannot
> get
> > > all of the hallmarks identified. It is, 9 carot gold. I have
> identified
> > > the Birmingham mark, the maker I think is WA, I can't quite get the
date
> > > stamp, but I think it is a D althought the font is different for each
> > > looks
> > > like decade to me. On the bottom there is - looks like...REG73_25. I
> > > cannot get the number inbetween. Is there anyone out there that has
> seen
> > > any free mason jewellry, circa 1910 or earlier?
> > >
> > > Also, from Sydney Australia, I have a silver cruet set. Rectangular
in
> > > shape, has six square bodied. glass bottles, I have not yet
researched
> > > Australian Hallmarks on the net, but the maker was Elkington & Co. I
> did
> > > a
> > > search but there really wasn't anything other than mention of a trophy
> > > made
> > > by the same company on the net. Information about the company would
be
> > > interesting.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Liz Dempster
> > > Cold and snowy Southern Ontario
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>


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