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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 392506, member: 29"]If you mean the one on that page, it's simply an exemplar of a format. They're using the letters LAO in place of the thousands of sponsor marks that are known, simply to demonstrate format. So, my friend who has her own silver smithing sponsor mark uses HFT, for example. She gets assay marks at London.</p><p><br /></p><p>The London Assay Office are not a sponsor, nor can they be. They're neutral and impartial.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the original mark, it's not British. The 18K is one of the big clues to that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 392506, member: 29"]If you mean the one on that page, it's simply an exemplar of a format. They're using the letters LAO in place of the thousands of sponsor marks that are known, simply to demonstrate format. So, my friend who has her own silver smithing sponsor mark uses HFT, for example. She gets assay marks at London. The London Assay Office are not a sponsor, nor can they be. They're neutral and impartial. As to the original mark, it's not British. The 18K is one of the big clues to that.[/QUOTE]
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