Marks: Anchor (?) town mark of Birmingham; Lion passant (?) standard mark; Sovereign's head or duty mark (used 1784-1890) Date letter Initials of silversmith, 7 total (one on each bell) Note: The marks indicate that it is English. If so, it was probably done by Joseph Taylor (see page. 197, Old Silver). Two American silversmiths have the same maker's mark: John Tanner (c.1740) from Newport, Rhode Island and Jacob Ten Eych (1725-1793) from Albany, New York.

Whistle rattle, c. 1821

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Title
Whistle rattle
Artist Life
(Birmingham, England), mark entered 1780, d. 1827
Role
Silversmith
Accession Number
69.38
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Marks: Anchor (?) town mark of Birmingham; Lion passant (?) standard mark; Sovereign's head or duty mark (used 1784-1890) Date letter Initials of silversmith, 7 total (one on each bell) Note: The marks indicate that it is English. If so, it was probably done by Joseph Taylor (see page. 197, Old Silver). Two American silversmiths have the same maker's mark: John Tanner (c.1740) from Newport, Rhode Island and Jacob Ten Eych (1725-1793) from Albany, New York.