Oval Pocket Watch
Hallmark query on old pocket watch?
There is a lion, an anchor and a 'k' lower case with the letters JR in an oval. It also has the numbers 57830 imprinted on it. Can anyone help with dating this piece??
Without seeing it, you have the Lion Passant,
the anchor is Birmingham, the lower-case 'k'
(plain, not Old English, see the example below)
in a shield dates 1808, or, in a square, 1909
and can only be determined by 'eye' and confirmed
by the dates of the maker.
http://www.925-1000.com/dlBirmingham.html
There are a number of listings for 'JR' so here
is the link to identify it as the shape and presentation
of the initials are as telling as the letters themselves.
From your description it sounds like John Round & Son
but according to the list his work was Sheffield. So
look through the makers' marks and perhaps from there
you can search for a similar piece as you didn't mention
the watchmaker.
I hope that this helps and good luck!
http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilvermarksXJTRE.html
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