Ludlow by 1943
Hi John
Many thanks for the information from your Irish Guards’ star badge. The date of 1943 would only been a couple of years after the apparent incorporation of Ludlow & Co., but is still some ten years after the name change; going by the trade and telephone directories’ entries. As a new collector I don’t personally have any badges by Ludski or Ludlow, though I do aspire to own some particularly their Leicestershire tiger ones which I have seen. I don’t know if the Firm ever did use hallmarks, as yours is just marked ‘Sterling’, but if anyone else has examples it would be interesting to know what the dates are. Maybe other members are now having a rummage through their collections, and with luck we might have some more postings on this. I’ll certainly put up more information on the Company’s different addresses over the years once I have it, but in the meantime thanks again for the contribution - every little snippet of info helps!
Best regards
Martin
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Last edited by 'Ticker' Riley; 30-05-09 at 10:13 AM.
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