British Date Letters from 1924 - 1974 by: Anonymous
Anne, you might also try hunting down the date letter in the link "British Hallmarking Info including Date Letter Charts to 1974"( if you don't find a match in the date letters to 1924). The link is in the Jewelry Resources.
Yes, I meant to add before, great work, the anchor is Birmingham :-)
Regards Yvonne
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Researching British Hallmarks by: Anonymous
Hi Anne! thanks for writing in. OK. Full British Hallmarks.
The PLAT is the notation for PLATINUM. The ring is comprised of 18ct gold & Platinum. By 1900 Platinum was very popular and continued to be so throughout the 1930s.
The Maker's Initials are those of William Griffiths & Sons (Silversmiths, Birmingham, UK) - ca 1890s - 1910s The P letter that's in a "joined up style of writing" sometimes called Cursive, will be the date letter.
Click on the link that says "Birmingham Date Letters: 1773 - 1924 & Maker's Marks" in Researching British Hallmarks and compare the letter P and the shield it's in with the column of letters you will find in the Birmingham date letter chart and you should arrive at a year between 1890 and 1910. If the year is before 1901 then it's technically correct to describe the jewelry as Victorian!
