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what the number 5 means?
I just got a nice old fruit knife. It was given to me as a gift from my daughter who lives in England. It has a pearl handle and some hall marks. A lion, stands for England, I gess. A crowns is a symbol for England. TM is the maker's mark and means Thomas Marples. But there is a hallmark that I dont known what it does mean: 5
Does some one can help me on that?
Does some one can help me on that?
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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on
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Looks like a "5" to me.
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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on
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- Thomas Mason was a jeweler
- Thomas Mynd made spoons
- Thomas Millington made knives in the first half of the 19th century
- Thomas Marsh and Co made tableware
- Thomas Marples made mostly knives in the second half 19th century
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