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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 187139, member: 50"]I can see that the brass has what looks like a maker's initials. I can't quite tell what they are but they might be JW&S so I did find this info of a possible maker though even they aren't sure. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.oldcopper.org/marks/marks_w.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oldcopper.org/marks/marks_w.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.oldcopper.org/marks/marks_w.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.oldcopper.org/images/u-w/jws319-0683a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> J W & S</b> Unknown mark found on the edge of a domestic copper copper - possible answer from Neil Harris. 'Jesse Webb was a coppersmith in Ancoats, Manchester. Jesse Webb started in partnership with a Francis Smith, forming "Smith & Webb" in the 1840s.</p><p><br /></p><p>He later hooked up with his brother-in-law and formed "Webb & Paterson". Then from the 1860s he went it alone, at Store Street in Ancoats. I am not aware if there was a company name at this point, but his sons Jesse (b1845) and Thomas (b1848) were also coppersmiths. It is possible that they went under the name of Jesse Webb & Sons (JW & S) from the late 1860s till Jesse's death in 1872. The business ran until about 1916, and in later life was named "Store Street Copper Works" and "JT Webb" / "JT Webb & Co." We know they did pans, candlesticks for a local church, brass castings for Belle Vue Gardens, brewing equipment for Ancoats pubs, and much else as well.' (Thanks to Neil Harris)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 187139, member: 50"]I can see that the brass has what looks like a maker's initials. I can't quite tell what they are but they might be JW&S so I did find this info of a possible maker though even they aren't sure. [URL]http://www.oldcopper.org/marks/marks_w.php[/URL] [IMG]http://www.oldcopper.org/images/u-w/jws319-0683a.jpg[/IMG] [B] J W & S[/B] Unknown mark found on the edge of a domestic copper copper - possible answer from Neil Harris. 'Jesse Webb was a coppersmith in Ancoats, Manchester. Jesse Webb started in partnership with a Francis Smith, forming "Smith & Webb" in the 1840s. He later hooked up with his brother-in-law and formed "Webb & Paterson". Then from the 1860s he went it alone, at Store Street in Ancoats. I am not aware if there was a company name at this point, but his sons Jesse (b1845) and Thomas (b1848) were also coppersmiths. It is possible that they went under the name of Jesse Webb & Sons (JW & S) from the late 1860s till Jesse's death in 1872. The business ran until about 1916, and in later life was named "Store Street Copper Works" and "JT Webb" / "JT Webb & Co." We know they did pans, candlesticks for a local church, brass castings for Belle Vue Gardens, brewing equipment for Ancoats pubs, and much else as well.' (Thanks to Neil Harris)[/QUOTE]
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