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Horace Woodward & Co maker's marks

Compare 3 source-linked mark variants recorded under Horace Woodward & Co. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.

Source location statements
Great Charles Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London EC; subsequently Atlas Works, Paradise Street, Birmingham & Holborn Viaduct, London EC
Source date statements
Horace Woodward & Co Ltd · 1876..1883 · 1920..1921 (registered Nov ;1919) · 1874..1877 (registered Oct ;1866) · 1880 · 1871..1880 (registered Feb ;1870)

Mark variant 1

Horace Woodward & Co: Cross-shaped punch, top and bottom letters, and the central horizontal sequence with ampersand-like sign are preserved in the photographed arrangement. line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction

Cross-shaped punch, top and bottom letters, and the central horizontal sequence with ampersand-like sign are preserved in the photographed arrangement.

Medium confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 2

Horace Woodward & Co: H.W-like sequence, interior spacing, and single worn rectangular border in source orientation; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Horace Woodward & Co: H.W-like sequence, interior spacing, and single worn rectangular border in source orientation; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

H.W-like sequence, interior spacing, and single worn rectangular border are preserved in source orientation.

Medium confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 3

Horace Woodward & Co: Corrective render preserves H, W, ampersand-like, C, and O left to right inside a thin rectangular cartouche, unsupported triangular arti…; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Horace Woodward & Co: Corrective render preserves H, W, ampersand-like, C, and O left to right inside a thin rectangular cartouche, unsupported triangular arti…; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

Corrective render preserves H, W, ampersand-like, C, and O left to right inside a thin rectangular cartouche, with the unsupported triangular artifact removed.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

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