Antique Silver: Hall Marks On Gold And Silver Plate

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EXEMPTIONS. Sect. 20.

95

the wardens, after three assays, to break

Empowers

any parcel of plate reported to be of a coarser allay than the said respective standards. Sect. 21. Enacts that every person who shall make, or cause to be made, any manufacture of gold or silver, shall first enter his name, mark, and place of abode, in the assay office of the Goldsmiths' Company of London, or in the assay office at York, etc., on io more for using any other mark. It pain to forfeit i^io, and was ordered that the makers were to destroy their existing marks, v/hich were ike two first letters of their surname, and substitute the initials of their Christian and surnames on both standards in a dif-

ferent type or character to that previously used. Contain provisions as to the recovery of Sects. 22, 23 and 24. forfeitures, and the limitation of actions.* Repealed, as to Section 6 in part, and as to Sections 7, 8, 9, 10,

23

and 24

entirely.

EXEMPTIONS. (12

George

II, c. 26.)

All gold and silver wares are required and duty paid exceft the under-mentioned in italics ally exempted, being printed

to be assayed, marked, wares, which are speci-

:

Gold. Jewellers' Work, wherein other Stones are set

Silver.

any Jewels or (other than

Mourning Bings). Rings (Wedding Itings and Mourning Bings excepted). Rings or other Jewels.

Chains.

Necklace Beads. Lockets. Filigree Work. Shirt Buckles or Brooches.

Collets, for

Stamped Medals.

Chains. Necklace Beads. Lockets. Buttons, Hollow or Raised. Sleeve Buttons. Thimbles. Coral Sockets and Bells

Spouts to China, Stone, or Earthenware Tea Pots. Tippings, Swages, or Mounts not Weighing ten pennyweights each except Necks and Collars for Castors, Cruets, or Glasses, and apperSilver

any

sort

stands

of

Wares not weighing each, except

weights

Very Small Book Clasps

articles

Stock or Garter Clasps, Jointed. Very Small Nutmeg Graters Rims of Snuff Boxes, whereof Tops or

castors,

Bottoms are made of Shell or Stone. Sliding Pencils. Toothpick Cases. Tweezer Cases. Pencil Cases. Needle Cases. Filigree Work. Tippings or Swages on Stone, or Ivory Cases, Mounts, Screws, or Stoppers to Stone or Glass Bottles, or Phials. .

*

to

taining

or

Frames.

Ferules. Pipe Lighters. Cranes for Bottles.

<'

taining

:

five

penny-

the

following Neck collars and tops for cruets, or glasses, apperto any sort of Stands or

Frames. Buttons for Wearing Apparel. Solid Sleeve Buttons and Solid Studs, not having a bezilled edge soldered on.

Wrought

Seals.

Blank Seals. Bottle Tickets.

Shoe Clasps. Patch Boxes. Salt Spoons.

The Statutes at Large," Vol. VI, page

352.


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