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Originally Posted by Home Guard
From your replies the three marks to the right give the place of manufacture, quality of silver and date. What are the marks to the bottom left?
If made in Birmingham,. why does it say London? Is it because that is where the home office is located, and the manufacturing site is in Birmingham?
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The first mark shows where it was assayed (which city) it may not have actually been manufactured in that city.
The other mark on the bottom is the 'makers mark' , I can't find details but as it was assayed in Birmingham it was also probably manufactured there.
Carrington & Co. were a top class London jewellers , so it's possible they contracted out certain items to other firms but put their name on them (as a status symbol). Other firms did this , for example "Liberty Of London".
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