British and Irish Silver Assay Office Marks, 1544-1968, with notes on Gold Markings, and Marks on Foreign Imported Silver and Gold Plate. Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks, 1743-1860
Sheffield, England: J. W. Northend Ltd., 1968. Twelfeth Edition. Softcover. Brown paper wraps, 96 pp., many tiny BW illus. VG- (Average wear to edges, former owner's name inside front cover, slight foxing along outer edge of book block.). Item #152365
Title on cover: Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from Mid 16th Century to the Year 1968 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks, 1743-1860. A nifty little guidebook to marks from craftsmen in London, Birmingham, Chester, Dublin, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Newcastle, Norwich, Sheffield, and York. This copy carries the name of a "local" distributor on the front cover: Neville Antique Shop, Inc., 369 W. Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, Penna. 19041.
Price: $29.97