Newcastle spoons 1874

Post by **Granmaa** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:20 pm

Who knows the maker of these 1874 Newcastle spoons?
John Walton is pictured in Jackson's, but his dates aren't given.
Miles

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Post by **admin** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:42 pm

We have some dates for him here with a circa end date of 1856 ->
Newcastle Marks
Perhaps his son or grandson was still in the trade in 1874.
Regards, Tom
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buckler · Post by **buckler** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:00 pm

Margaret Gill in "...Newcastle Goldsmiths" gives John Walton as retired around 1867, but gives no other IW likely.
As the leopards head is uncrowned on these marks ( it was only uncrowned in Newcastle in the period 1846 to 1851) I suspect that the maker is John Walton, but the dateletter is a capital ("i" ), I and thus the date is actually 1847/48.
Accepting your presumed L as an I , then the date, maker, and Leopards head match nicely .
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Post by **Granmaa** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:09 pm

Yes, I think you're right buckler.
Thank you,
Miles
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