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TallyReed

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iconnumber posted 06-12-2002 12:48 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for TallyReed     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hello folks, I have a small pill (snuff?) box whose hallmarks, I believe, indicate Birmingham 1900. The maker though is unknown to me.... any thoughts?

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Crocodile Mark

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iconnumber posted 06-14-2002 12:40 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Crocodile Mark     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Tally Reed..
The mark is for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Described as a London Silversmiths late 19th/early 20th century. Prolific manufacturers of small work and jewelry.

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Crocodile Mark

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iconnumber posted 06-14-2002 12:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Crocodile Mark     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Sorry.... I should have mentioned that the mark is C S (star) F S.

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TallyReed

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iconnumber posted 06-14-2002 09:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TallyReed     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you Mark.... Tally

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