New L54 SB (w/out " /"

[George Stimson]

Here's an S&H screwback, TR-era 1914 version, with the same mark without the "/".

[ben bijker]

nice one George!!

But my latest SB blows up my theory on the marks...

Here are:
an early 2-piece SB, an SB with the regular disc (so: later produced)
and an early pinback with a completely different mark with a slash.....

I THINK the L54 incuse-relief mark came after the L/54 on the pinback, to be succeeded laterby the L/54 mark as we all now it (don't have that one at hand...)


Ben

[ben bijker]

and the marks

[beuwulf]

Yes I think you nailed it Ben, all you need is to look at the crosses you put together to see it all clear....Great work with your info and your SB:s

[ben bijker]

Thanks Chris.

The only question that remains is: why did they "forget" the slash in the second mark, to add it again later?
Obviously the rules weren't to strict on that:
L15
L55
L58 (SB only)
L59.....