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Willie Posts: 14 Registered: Feb 2001	posted 04-26-2001 03:58 AM [01-0345] A trophy cup with marks for both companies was recently sold at auction (1424207929). The cup has an inscription dated 1907, which would indicate that Marcus & Co was operating at that date. This is of interest from the point of view that Rainwater was only able to confirm that this company was in operation from 1918-27. This piece is also marked with a stylized M, thus indicating that Rainwater was right in her attribution of this mark to Marcus & Co. although it is more angular than the one illustrated in her book. I would guess that Goodnow and Jenks were the makers of the cup, and Marcus & Co the retailers. Regards, Willie Rainwater & Redfield – “Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers” – 4th edition IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-26-2001 08:32 AM Willie, The trophy cup is very interestingly marked.: Sterling New York Marcus & Co. The mark: Goodnow & Jenks mark I would suspect that the trophy cup was made by Goodnow & Jenks and then sold or engraved by Marcus & Co. IP: Logged
Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 04-28-2001 10:32 PM An interesting set of marks. I have seen the Goodnow & Jenks mark in conjunction with Bailey, Banks and Biddle marks as well, which also supports your conclusion that G & J were tha actual makers. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-29-2001 09:25 AM What if the "stylized M" is really a stylized B? IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 04-29-2001 09:49 AM I think M is correct -- a majescule gothic cap B is not drawn that way. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-29-2001 11:06 AM I am glad you are paying attention ..... IP: Logged
Willie Posts: 14 Registered: Feb 2001	posted 04-30-2001 01:35 AM Thanks WEV, I knew there had to be a better term than "stylized M". "Majescule gothic cap" - much better - what does the "W" look like. IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 04-30-2001 10:45 AM Well, it would probably help if I could spell -- it's Majuscule. As for W, it did not truely exist as a seperate character until long after majuscules had been replaced by true roman caps. In the days of manuscript, the letter was literally written as a double V (there were no U's either) sometimes with a conecting cross-bar. This is the form taken by most modern revivals of the face. The remnents of the original can be seem in the blackletter faces favoured by Germanic countries. The somewhat fanciful version seen here was written out by the great calligrapher and type designer, Hermann Zapf IP: Logged

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