Maker's mark comparison reference

Hardy Brothers maker's marks

Compare 2 source-linked mark variants recorded under Hardy Brothers. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.

Source location statements: Charterhouse Street & West Smithfield, London. Also in Sydney & Brisbane, Australia.
Source date statements: 1911..1917 (registered Jul ;1910) · 1908..1941 (registered Apr ;1905) · 1907..1965 · (registered Dec ;1923) · 1910..1934, 1968 (registered May ;1905)

Mark variant 1

Hardy Brothers: H B, a small separator, and S in a single rounded horizontal capsule; orientation and compact layout; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

Hardy Brothers: H B, a small separator, and S in a single rounded horizontal capsule; orientation and compact layout; oxidized reconstruction. — AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

H B, a small separator, and S in a single rounded horizontal capsule; orientation and compact layout are preserved.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 2

Hardy Brothers: Conservative retry retained the H/B/R/S-like four-form group, the shallow upper curved boundary, small lower horizontal feature while rem…; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

Conservative retry retained the H/B/R/S-like four-form group, the shallow upper curved boundary, and the small lower horizontal feature while removing the invented pointed lower extension.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

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