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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 2770, member: 44"]>On the registry mark, just below the IV, is it a number or a letter? If a number that style of mark was used from 1868 to 1883, ... If it is a letter, that mark was used from 1842 to 1867...<</p><p><br /></p><p>SKC.., I tried working on the registered diamond last night with the only sure results that it dates from the 1868-1883. If that is a J in the right corner, then the year is probably 1880. I determined this diamond because of a letter in the bottom corner. This was the only corner I can definitely say whether it is a letter or number. I edited the diamond with such measures as cropping, zooming, sharpening, contrasting, inverting, etc... with limited success. Definitely IV at the top, but the corners in question with the followings:</p><p><br /></p><p>The Class mark at the top is IV for clay ware.</p><p>Top corner (Day): May be a T, I, or 7, but probably a T.</p><p>Left corner (Bundle) : May be 7 or T.</p><p>Right corner (Year) : May be 3 or J? Nowww with this probably an 1868-1883 diamond, and if this is a J, then the year is probably 1880?</p><p>Bottom corner (Month): May be G, C, or O.</p><p><a href="http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/reg.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/reg.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/reg.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Have included copy of my edited versions in hopes those with better eyesight than me can make out the corners.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]493[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]495[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 2770, member: 44"]>On the registry mark, just below the IV, is it a number or a letter? If a number that style of mark was used from 1868 to 1883, ... If it is a letter, that mark was used from 1842 to 1867...< SKC.., I tried working on the registered diamond last night with the only sure results that it dates from the 1868-1883. If that is a J in the right corner, then the year is probably 1880. I determined this diamond because of a letter in the bottom corner. This was the only corner I can definitely say whether it is a letter or number. I edited the diamond with such measures as cropping, zooming, sharpening, contrasting, inverting, etc... with limited success. Definitely IV at the top, but the corners in question with the followings: The Class mark at the top is IV for clay ware. Top corner (Day): May be a T, I, or 7, but probably a T. Left corner (Bundle) : May be 7 or T. Right corner (Year) : May be 3 or J? Nowww with this probably an 1868-1883 diamond, and if this is a J, then the year is probably 1880? Bottom corner (Month): May be G, C, or O. [url]http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/reg.htm[/url] Have included copy of my edited versions in hopes those with better eyesight than me can make out the corners. --- Susan [ATTACH=full]493[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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