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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bercrystal, post: 9820885, member: 88&quot;]I got this as part of a lot of bottles at a local auction a couple of months back. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was shocked when I saw the marks because I would have thought this auction house would have caught them &amp; put it with another lot that contained about 15 assorted glass lay-down scent bottles many of which had sterling lids. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/redface.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is 3&quot; long &amp; weighs 12 grams. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was made by David &amp; Lionel Spiers. They were located on Hylton Street in Birmingham England. The maker&#039;s mark was poorly struck &amp; is hard to read even in person, but thanks to <a href="https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/index.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/index.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/index.htm</a> I was able to decipher it. This site has the ability to use partial marks &amp; is very easy to use. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The mark was used from 1882 to 1879 but the lower case hallmark dates it to 1884. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is actually marked on the cap &amp; both sides of the bottle. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]489239[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]489240[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]489246[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]489242[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]489243[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]489244[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]489245[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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