Maker's mark comparison reference

William B. Kerr & Co. maker's marks

Compare 1 source-linked mark variant recorded under William B. Kerr & Co.. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.

Source date statements
Newark, New Jersey - Ca.1880's - 1927

Mark variant 1

William B. Kerr & Co.: axe, fasces; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction

Source-recorded mark text: axe, fasces

Horizontal fasces or axe-and-bound-rods pictorial emblem.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Market evidence for William B. Kerr & Co.

0.74–0.83× melt — the middle half of observed sold-price-to-silver-value ratios, from 8 weighable lots across 8 auction houses. Each lot uses the silver reference at its sale date.

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