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Silver thimble maker.?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:09 pm
by Bobbajob
Re: Silver thimble maker.?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:14 pm
by Bobbajob
[quote="Bobbajob"]Hi please can you help me with the maker of this thimble and also any other information about the hallmark as I’m finding it difficult to read the middle stamp.
https://ibb.co/C9jK0SX
https://ibb.co/5h2rPRz
https://ibb.co/gVNjqTq
Re: Silver thimble maker.?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:16 pm
by Bobbajob
Hi please can you help me with the maker of this thimble and also any other information about the hallmark as I’m finding it difficult to read the middle stamp.
Sorry I messed up the links.
Re: Silver thimble maker.?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:19 am
by silvermakersmarks
Hi and welcome to the forum. Thanks for persisting with the images!
J.C is Joseph Cook, a known maker of thimbles, and the date letter is, I believe, "n" for 1887. It could also possibly be "u" for 1894, but I think that is unlikely as by then Joseph Cook had become Joseph Cook and Son and was using a "J.C&S" mark.
Phil
Re: Silver thimble maker.?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:54 pm
by Bobbajob
silvermakersmarks wrote:Hi and welcome to the forum. Thanks for persisting with the images!
J.C is Joseph Cook, a known maker of thimbles, and the date letter is, I believe, "n" for 1887. It could also possibly be "u" for 1894, but I think that is unlikely as by then Joseph Cook had become Joseph Cook and Son and was using a "J.C&S" mark.
Phil
Thank you, is the Anchor on its side significant as I’ve only seen them vertical in my research.
Re: Silver thimble maker.?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:33 pm
by silvermakersmarks
Birmingham hallmarks always had the anchor sideways from 1860 to 1899 inclusive (and also from 1999 onwards). So not significant - that's just how it was.
Phil
