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Help identify "1614" "E" and a "T" inside of a shield marks

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 2:52 pm
by JLAWKC
I have come across a cut glass serving set that I would like to purchase. It has a number of marks, but I cannot identify with any confidence the items provenance. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Help identify "1614" "E" and a "T" inside of a shield marks

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:37 pm
by dognose
Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Just speculation on my part, but the 'T' mark may be the Greek letter 'tau', a date letter used by Walker & Hall to indicate the year 1902.

I have seen Walker & Hall items before that are just marked with a date letter.

Trev.

Re: Help identify "1614" "E" and a "T" inside of a shield marks

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:07 pm
by JLAWKC
Why thank you, Trev. Do you have any idea what the other marks indicate?

Re: Help identify "1614" "E" and a "T" inside of a shield marks

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:45 pm
by JLAWKC
Upon closer inspection, it looks like it could be "H-4" next to the date mark and a small capital E etched in over the mark.

Re: Help identify "1614" "E" and a "T" inside of a shield marks

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 4:18 am
by dognose
I don't think the scratched marks are of any consequence, just personal inventory marks or jewellers' stock marks.

Trev.

Re: Help identify "1614" "E" and a "T" inside of a shield marks

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:16 pm
by buckler
I've always associated these scratched marks as pawnbrokers references !