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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9872340, member: 5833"][ATTACH=full]495572[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>When I look at it in my photo editing program it looks like a capital D, some space & then an A, with some scribbling underneath. The 3 lines on the left have no significance; I suspect it is where whoever (surely not the cameo cutter himself!) scratched around on the back tested how much pressure to use. I don't think we're looking at a signature. Possibly dealer's marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hinge, clasp & pin length are the clues to age. The safety catch on this one is from 1920s - 30s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9872340, member: 5833"][ATTACH=full]495572[/ATTACH] When I look at it in my photo editing program it looks like a capital D, some space & then an A, with some scribbling underneath. The 3 lines on the left have no significance; I suspect it is where whoever (surely not the cameo cutter himself!) scratched around on the back tested how much pressure to use. I don't think we're looking at a signature. Possibly dealer's marks. The hinge, clasp & pin length are the clues to age. The safety catch on this one is from 1920s - 30s.[/QUOTE]
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