[Jewelry making - Article 00005] - Re: [Orchid] British Sterling Tea Service hallmark

[Ian W. Wright]

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>      Each piece has a mark on the bottom:  Rd 96760.  My question is
>     What does the registration mean?  Is there a way to estimate the
>     age of set? 

Hi Mike,

    The Rd mark just means that the design of the tea set was registered
    - like a design copywrite. It should be possible to look this up but
    it won't tell you when the piece was made. For that you need to look
    at the hallmark which should be on each piece of the set - and
    separately on the body and lid of the teapot. You can find lists of
    these hallmarks on books or on the web - have a look at
    http://www.bhi.co.uk/hints/hmarks.htm. This will tell you exactly
    when the pieces were made. 

Best Wishes,
Ian
Ian W. Wright
Sheffield  UK

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