Lewis Lewis on a button

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silvermakersmarks thanks to your website I was able to narrow down this button to being imported, than the lions head to London and the T inside shield to 1894 and LL to Lewis and Lewis
Is the LL mean Lewis Lewis and are they the maker or importer? I'm still learning and re-mounting all my silver buttons and putting info under them. I've looked at this button so many times I think I'm seeing things like the 3rd picture that really aren't a mark lol

[silvermakersmarks]

LL is properly called the "sponsor's mark"; i.e. the mark of whoever sent the piece to the assay office for testing and marking. In this case Lewis Lewis would be the importer. He and his company, Lewis & Son of Brighton, Sussex, are known importers of Dutch silver.

Phil

[oel]

The other not mentioned marks are Dutch pseudo marks and these particular pseudo marks are used by silversmiths in the Dutch city of Schoonhoven.
Also used by Herbert Hooijkaas. Fa.(Firm) H. Hooijkaas 1874-2008; Zilverfabriek Schoonhoven:
https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopi ... 37#p184837
The third image what you called ....that really aren't a mark lol, actually is a Dutch standard mark, the so called sword mark for small work silver, minimum 833 fineness or higher. Struck horizontally across it, the Dutch export key: mark to indicate 2/3 duty restitution upon export valid 1853 till 1953
For Dutch (hall)marks see;
https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32028

Peter.

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Peter, Thank you so much for your help and links. I'm having so much fun mounting my buttons and adding all the info. under them. These babyboomer eyes are getting cross-eyed trying to go through my collection. lol
Deb