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by Nvntivs
Fri Dec 21, 2018 5:11 pm
Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
Topic: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?
Replies: 26
Views: 22800

Re: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?

dognose wrote:Advance that by another two years, they exhibited at the British Industries Fair of 1922.

Trev.
I still wonder why the stamp of my wallet has additionally to the CPB the "5"... Do you have an idea what this could mean?
by Nvntivs
Fri Dec 21, 2018 3:32 pm
Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
Topic: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?
Replies: 26
Views: 22800

Re: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?

The business of Charles P. Brown and Charles P. Brown & Sons was still in existence at at least 1920: Source: The London Gazette - 18th May 1920 Trev. So we have the latest date for this maker. And at least acc. to this page, the 1895 seems to be the first year for him? http://www.silvermakersm...
by Nvntivs
Fri Dec 21, 2018 2:48 pm
Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
Topic: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?
Replies: 26
Views: 22800

Re: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. To explain all these details to you, is going to take some time, so please bear with us at this busy time of year. I think it will be better to take some points one at a time, so, as far a watchcases are concerned, Duty on watchcases was removed in 1798. You will not find ...
by Nvntivs
Fri Dec 21, 2018 1:23 pm
Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
Topic: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?
Replies: 26
Views: 22800

Re: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?

Hi Nvntivs and welcome to the forum. The date letter on your wallet is quite definitely "v" (1895), not "b" and I can assure you that the different punch shapes for the 2 dates really are significant. The other significant point is the lack of a duty mark which definitely rules ...
by Nvntivs
Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:28 pm
Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
Topic: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?
Replies: 26
Views: 22800

Re: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?

Even if this topic is now rather old… Maybe my reply will help somebody. To be honest I doubt it is the Charles Penny Brown, unless he worked for quite an unusually long time. Please check the pictures of my wallet: I think it is rather obvious, that the date letter is a gothic B. The slightly diff...
by Nvntivs
Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:26 pm
Forum: Birmingham Hallmarks
Topic: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?
Replies: 26
Views: 22800

Re: CPB makers mark (Charles Penny Brown?) but no city stamp - fake?

Even if this topic is now rather old… Maybe my reply will help somebody. To be honest I doubt it is the Charles Penny Brown, unless he worked for quite an unusually long time. Please check the pictures of my wallet: https://ibb.co/2qCqcbj https://ibb.co/Jtgb75f https://ibb.co/qFmj1Xq https://ibb.co/...

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