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<p>[QUOTE="Geemah, post: 9433374, member: 81184"]Here’s the answer on the +w+ makers mark…</p><p>“</p><p>Trayling and Waters. This firm was started in 1919 by Alex J. Waters. In the following year Waters took in Albert Joseph Trayling as a partner, but Trayling's health was not good so he retired and sold his interest to Waters in 1924. The firm never had a great interest in medallic work but in the 1920's was responsible for a great number of medals, particularly for lower mainland sporting groups. Their trade mark is +W+ (plus sign, W, plus sign). Their only jeweller's pieces are dated 1792, an allusion to the date that Capt. George Vancouver arrived at this coast to survey. Trayling & Waters were closed by the receivers on November 2, 1987.”</p><p>Website source</p><p><a href="http://calgoldcoin.com/oldhtml/canada.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://calgoldcoin.com/oldhtml/canada.htm" rel="nofollow">http://calgoldcoin.com/oldhtml/canada.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Geemah, post: 9433374, member: 81184"]Here’s the answer on the +w+ makers mark… “ Trayling and Waters. This firm was started in 1919 by Alex J. Waters. In the following year Waters took in Albert Joseph Trayling as a partner, but Trayling's health was not good so he retired and sold his interest to Waters in 1924. The firm never had a great interest in medallic work but in the 1920's was responsible for a great number of medals, particularly for lower mainland sporting groups. Their trade mark is +W+ (plus sign, W, plus sign). Their only jeweller's pieces are dated 1792, an allusion to the date that Capt. George Vancouver arrived at this coast to survey. Trayling & Waters were closed by the receivers on November 2, 1987.” Website source [URL]http://calgoldcoin.com/oldhtml/canada.htm[/URL][/QUOTE]
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