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- Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:26 am
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: Inverness maker HM?
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Re: Inverness maker HM?
Was re-reading ""Highland Gold & Silversmiths" by Moss & Roe. In the entry for William Mason of Inverness, they note his family's records from the 1861 Census, which include a son "Hugh, aged 18, a jeweller". They later say "a punch mark, "H M, INV ss &quo...
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:17 pm
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: Inverness maker HM?
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Inverness maker HM?
I have just acquired a rather grubby brooch made of silver and sea shells. The marks are "HM" "INVss". Does anyone know anything about this maker? https://i.postimg.cc/4KKrjMgV/hmbrooch01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/8jpkx1nv/hmbrooch02.jpg Turner's "Illustrated Directory" ...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:50 pm
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: AMP INS mark on teaspoon
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Re: AMP INS mark on teaspoon
Thank you, Trev, for your welcome, and for your kind reply. I have been interested in silver from Inverness (my home town) for about 5 or 6 years now. The only other time that I have seen a similar mark was on a spoon on eBay in May 2017. It was said to be by McLeod of Inverness. I didn't bid for it...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:27 am
- Forum: Provincial & Colonial Marks
- Topic: AMP INS mark on teaspoon
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AMP INS mark on teaspoon
https://i.imgur.com/Bwkkubs.jpg https://i.imgur.com/dRi6ICt.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jjsG6vu.jpg Earlier this year, I acquired by online auction a small (5.5 in long) battered teaspoon, with the mark "AMP INS" on it. The auction house ascribed it to Alexander MacRae of Inverness. It was fr...