Trade/Case label compendium: Moved to p. 44: For those selling, researching Reilly's - a simple Reilly label cheat sheet to accompany the "New History" above. (It's discussed in more detail in two previous posts). This is not written in stone - a label for EM Reilly Gun Maker (Oct 59-Aug 60) (6 below) was used on a gun dated 1863 (#12960). But it will get you close:



"Outlier labels" - all with "Gun & Rifle Manufacturers" on the label


Reilly Presentation Case labels:- Note change from "Gun Manufacturers" to "Gun & Rifle Manufacturers" to "Gun & Rifle Makers"; All using the exact same Fonts over 40 years.



Add this label to the above chart. Apparently the "Reilly's Armoury House" was used for 315 Oxford Street from January 1859 to October 1859; This label was then used from October/November 1859 to August 1860 when "Gun Manufacturers" appear and the separate labels were combined into one. The above chart will be remade:



And add this to the chart....it'll likely slot in between the JC Reilly "Removed from Holborn" "business card" label 1847-48..and the Label with the 502 New Oxford Street sketch...first noticed on an 1851 Adams revolver case. (Edit: Holt's believes this is a homemade label, not a printed one.)


Last edited by Argo44; 12/28/19 03:37 PM.
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