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Ridley Brothers & Merton maker's marks

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

Source location statements
Vittoria Street & Frederick Street, Birmingham
Source date statements
1906 (registered Feb ;1906) · 1904..1906 (registered Sep ;1904)

Mark variant 1

Ridley Brothers & Merton: Two stacked rows cartouche: RB above and a lower M-like group; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Ridley Brothers & Merton: Two stacked rows cartouche: RB above and a lower M-like group; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

Two stacked rows in one cartouche: RB above and a lower M-like group.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 2

Ridley Brothers & Merton: R-like, B-like, ampersand-like, and M-like groups with source order, gaps, and a worn single enclosure; no remains; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Ridley Brothers & Merton: R-like, B-like, ampersand-like, and M-like groups with source order, gaps, and a worn single enclosure; no remains; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

Square retry preserves R-like, B-like, ampersand-like, and M-like groups with source order, gaps, and a worn single enclosure; no photographic substrate remains.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

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