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<p>[QUOTE="David Askett, post: 366717, member: 4727"]Thanks to everyone who has replied!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, since the original posting, I've discovered a couple of things....</p><p><br /></p><p>First, the number of the verification mark isn't 150, but is actually 159. This is the verification mark for Kinross County, in Scotland, used from 1826 to 1879.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/DJ6HWYG.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Second, there is a quality mark in the inside bottom of the measure, a numeral "2" over a crown, over a letter "X". This number / crown / letter mark was, apparently, used by pewterer James Yates of Birmingham.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/EfNeS1D.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to identify the mystery mark on the rim. To my eye, it looks like two letters (a "D", and perhaps a "C"?) over a crown, over another letter ("W"?). Here's a better photo of it:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Z2Sv5PV.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The brass plate also remains a bit of a mystery. As mentioned, I've not seen this before, and haven't been able to find another example of a measure with such an applied plate. If anyone is aware of another example, please let me know![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Askett, post: 366717, member: 4727"]Thanks to everyone who has replied! Now, since the original posting, I've discovered a couple of things.... First, the number of the verification mark isn't 150, but is actually 159. This is the verification mark for Kinross County, in Scotland, used from 1826 to 1879. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/DJ6HWYG.jpg[/IMG] Second, there is a quality mark in the inside bottom of the measure, a numeral "2" over a crown, over a letter "X". This number / crown / letter mark was, apparently, used by pewterer James Yates of Birmingham. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/EfNeS1D.jpg[/IMG] Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to identify the mystery mark on the rim. To my eye, it looks like two letters (a "D", and perhaps a "C"?) over a crown, over another letter ("W"?). Here's a better photo of it: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Z2Sv5PV.jpg[/IMG] The brass plate also remains a bit of a mystery. As mentioned, I've not seen this before, and haven't been able to find another example of a measure with such an applied plate. If anyone is aware of another example, please let me know![/QUOTE]
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