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Old 28-11-14, 04:10 PM
Donny B. Donny B. is offline
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G'day David,

Thanks for your input.

As you say, you have not really answered my question but you do seem to agree with my interpretation of the markings and you understand my quandary for which I am thankful.

All other images of the crossed sword back mark that I have come across have had the words "BUTTONS Ltd" somewhere on the back. Mine seem to imply that the manufacturers were SWORD.

I guess I would have taken the back mark to be a variation of the BUTTONS Ltd manufacturer if it had not been for the one with the Queen Victoria crown. I can't imagine why one of those would have been manufactured in 1907/1908, or even later.

Hopefully there is still someone who has the answer.

Donny B.
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