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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 4283792, member: 59"]Well, either way, these markings have no "meaning" that I know of. Could have meant something to the maker, but there's no way to know what. If related to plating thickness, the common usage was measurement in "pennyweights" which was usually expressed in "dwt." </p><p><br /></p><p>This very plain, single piece form was made by many makers and was not patented.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 4283792, member: 59"]Well, either way, these markings have no "meaning" that I know of. Could have meant something to the maker, but there's no way to know what. If related to plating thickness, the common usage was measurement in "pennyweights" which was usually expressed in "dwt." This very plain, single piece form was made by many makers and was not patented.[/QUOTE]
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