Maker's mark comparison reference

Charles, Nephew & Co. maker's marks

Compare 7 source-linked mark variants recorded under Charles, Nephew & Co.. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.

Mark variant 1

Charles, Nephew & Co.: One long horizontal maker word mark reads COOKE & KELVEY in worn capitals, with a centered ampersand and no enclosing border; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Charles, Nephew & Co.: One long horizontal maker word mark reads COOKE & KELVEY in worn capitals, with a centered ampersand and no enclosing border; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

One long horizontal maker word mark reads COOKE & KELVEY in worn capitals, with a centered ampersand and no enclosing border.

Medium confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 2

Charles, Nephew & Co.: Two unenclosed lines read HAMILTON & CO above CALCUTTA, O in CO smaller and raised; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Charles, Nephew & Co.: Two unenclosed lines read HAMILTON & CO above CALCUTTA, O in CO smaller and raised; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

Two unenclosed lines read HAMILTON & CO above CALCUTTA, with the O in CO smaller and raised.

Medium confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 3

Charles, Nephew & Co.: One long rectangular enclosing punch contains two large G capitals followed by a compact plant- or fleur-de-lis-like device; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Charles, Nephew & Co.: One long rectangular enclosing punch contains two large G capitals followed by a compact plant- or fleur-de-lis-like device; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

One long rectangular enclosing punch contains two large G capitals followed by a compact plant- or fleur-de-lis-like device.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 4

Charles, Nephew & Co.: One long rounded-rectangular punch contains two G capitals, an ampersand-like central character, and CO at the right; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Charles, Nephew & Co.: One long rounded-rectangular punch contains two G capitals, an ampersand-like central character, and CO at the right; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

One long rounded-rectangular punch contains two G capitals, an ampersand-like central character, and CO at the right.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 5

Charles, Nephew & Co.: One small rounded-rectangular enclosing punch contains two large cursive forms, a J-like first stroke and a C-like second stroke; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Charles, Nephew & Co.: One small rounded-rectangular enclosing punch contains two large cursive forms, a J-like first stroke and a C-like second stroke; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

One small rounded-rectangular enclosing punch contains two large cursive forms, a J-like first stroke and a C-like second stroke.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 6

Charles, Nephew & Co.: One rounded-rectangular punch contains a large G, a compact ampersand-like central form, and a large L in that order; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Charles, Nephew & Co.: One rounded-rectangular punch contains a large G, a compact ampersand-like central form, and a large L in that order; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

One rounded-rectangular punch contains a large G, a compact ampersand-like central form, and a large L in that order.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 7

Charles, Nephew & Co.: One long rectangular punch contains GG, an ampersand-like character, C, and O in that order; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Charles, Nephew & Co.: One long rectangular punch contains GG, an ampersand-like character, C, and O in that order; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

One long rectangular punch contains GG, an ampersand-like character, C, and O in that order.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

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