Silver · a closer look
London 1948 hallmark mark: E.B W.B
Mark details
- Period
- Undated
- Wording
- E.B W.B
- Appearance
- E.B over W.B without frame Edwin Barling & William Barling, The firm was established in 1812 by Benjamin Barling who entered his first mark in 1815. The style of the firm was changed in 1851 (or before) to Benjamin Barling & Sons. The firm was managed by Edwin Barling and his brother William Barling. In 1955 the firm was converted into a limited liability company as B.Barling & Sons Ltd and became a subsidiary of The Imperial Tobacco Group Ltd, trading from Liverpool
- Colour
- brown
- Place
- London
Dating cue
Captioned hallmark: London 1948.
Notes
Attributed to Edwin Barling & William Barling, The firm was established in 1812 by Benjamin Barling who entered his first mark in 1815. The style of the firm was changed in 1851 (or before) to Benjamin Barling & Sons. The firm was managed by Edwin Barling and his brother William Barling. In 1955 the firm was converted into a limited liability company as B.Barling & Sons Ltd and became a subsidiary of The Imperial Tobacco Group Ltd, trading from Liverpool.
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