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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 158678, member: 59"]The marks on both items are for the same maker - Lawrence B. Smith Co. of Boston, MA. No doubt made for them in Sheffield, England (a fair number of US makers and retailers had this done "to impress.") 20th century before they went out of business in the late 50's. Could very well have been a gift in 41.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe they are part of the same design group, with the different numbers assigned to different sizes. I can see relative sizes, but nothing about how tall (or short) they are, so it's hard to say what the use was for the larger one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 158678, member: 59"]The marks on both items are for the same maker - Lawrence B. Smith Co. of Boston, MA. No doubt made for them in Sheffield, England (a fair number of US makers and retailers had this done "to impress.") 20th century before they went out of business in the late 50's. Could very well have been a gift in 41. I believe they are part of the same design group, with the different numbers assigned to different sizes. I can see relative sizes, but nothing about how tall (or short) they are, so it's hard to say what the use was for the larger one.[/QUOTE]
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