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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 2216185, member: 111&quot;]And a rather lovely 1849 piece, love the uncommon pierced base.&nbsp; My big revised Jackson&#039;s is packed away at the moment, but believe the maker&#039;s mark is one attributed to James Edwards.</p><p><br /></p><p>These clips are from the 1921 Jackson&#039;s, the first showing the mark shown as found on an 1852/53 item (back then the date marks were changed in May, so the dating would properly be expressed with both years), and &quot;probably&quot; James Edwards; the second noting James Edwards found in business directories, etc, from 1841-50 (doesn&#039;t define the firm&#039;s working years):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]254762[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]254765[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is from the silvermakersmarks site, Phil has given two possibilities on an 1833 spoon, so guessing that his research revealed only attributions (James Edwards II registered in 1824):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]254766[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/London-JC-JF.html#JE" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/London-JC-JF.html#JE" rel="nofollow">https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/London-JC-JF.html#JE</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I like my toast light, not dried out, and well-buttered - but to each their own.&nbsp; This is from the 1850 &#039;Miss Leslie&#039;s Complete Cookery&#039;:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]254768[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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