Chaffers' Hand-book to hall marks on gold & silver plate : with revised tables of the annual date letters employed in the assay offices of England, Scotland and Ireland / [William Chaffers].

  • William Chaffers
Date:
1907
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Chaffers' Hand-book to hall marks on gold & silver plate : with revised tables of the annual date letters employed in the assay offices of England, Scotland and Ireland / [William Chaffers]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    wn\ Hi ihg] [ll On a Table Spoon, French pattern, rat’s tail. On back of spoon are four marks: (i) maker’s unknown; (2) castle; (3) deacon’s mark; (4) date-letter U. Date 1749.—Earl of Breadalbane. On a Dessert Spoon, French pattern. The date-letter is the old Q5S3 tfl English C of 1757, showing that the thistle was used in this year, as before stated. Maker un- known. Date 1757. ■—Earl of Breadal- bane. Maker’s name un- known. Date 1766. —Earl of Breadal- bane. Spoon. Date 1837.— /. P. Stott, Esq. GLASGOW. The arms of the City of Glasgow are: Ar. on a mount in base vert, an oak tree fpr., the stem at the base thereof surmounted by a salmon on its back also ppr.% with a signet ring in its mouth or; on the