Regarding reproof on Jeff G.'s, herein lies the kicker with that: If it was sent back for reproof and assuming it was in the finished state, then it should have a mark of Crown over a skiff in a shield. The "E(backwards) P" holds the position of the mark for joined tubes. There is another mark on the tubes that isn't in focus. But this would also seem to make Matska's client of French origin or the owner really liked the proofhouse in Paris. Maybe he dropped it off in Paris while on vacation.
But like the Matska #123 in question, they guys at the proofhouse making 8, or maybe 10 hours, may have really like the Londons proofs and thought hey there's not a choke mark so let's put ours just above theirs because who's going to notice anyway. Or the "12 C" in a rhombus might have been stamped by a new guy who hadn't quite figured out how to index the die?
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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Last edited by ellenbr; 12/29/08 05:20 PM.
