Unknown London sponsor mark

[Peartree]

Does anyone know this makers mark dating to London? Dated 1939. Images attached. BGLtd. I believe it may be a later Bromsgrove Guild mark. Their silver was typically assayed in Birmingham and they registered a mark like this in 1922 and 1925 in Birmingham but I wonder if they entered a mark for London too? Thank you (Image of two keys shown, both similarly marked).

[Peartree]

The London assay office have been kind enough to get back to me and this mark is for Birmingham Guild [of Handicraft] Ltd, registered in 1927.

[dognose]

Hi Peartree,

Many thanks for updating the topic, it's very much appreciated.

I note that a similar mark was registered with the Birmingham Assay Office.

Trev.

[Peartree]

Sort of! The later Birmingham Guild mark is surrounded by a rectangle. It is readily confused with Bromsgrove Guild later Birmingham marks (c 1925) which look like this but slightly different type face.

[dognose]

Indeed, here is one noted in use in 1936 on an item assayed at Birmingham:



Trev.