Mark variant 1
Source-recorded mark text: I.W.Forbes, IWF
Both stacked source variants are present; the upper I.W.FORBES lettering and lower I.W.F plus four devices are preserved.
Low confidence comparison reconstruction.
Maker's mark comparison reference
John Wesley Forbes maker's marks
Compare 1 source-linked mark variant recorded under John Wesley Forbes. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.
- Source location statements
- New York, NY
- Source date statements
- (b.1781 - d.1864) Active c.1808 - 1838
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