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Expert: Martin G Roberts - 2/24/2009


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Hello my name is tracie,  I am hoping you can assist me ? I have a milk / cream jug by makers JD&S pat number 4147 it is 4 inchs high, 11inches wide, it has a trumpet flag mark, a K mark and a 1/2 mark, can you give me some history and valuation. many thanks.

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Hello Tracie,

Your jug was made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield, England, and probably will date to the late 19th Century. It will be made of Britannia metal, a pewter alloy used in fabricating from sheet rather than casting. Dixons pieces are common, as they were a hugely prolific manufacturer, so values are correspondingly very modest. A typical Britannia metal Sheffield cream jug of about 1890 will fetch less than 5 pounds / 10 dollars.

Hope that helps.

Martin
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Pewter of the 19th Century and earlier from the British Isles and Ireland. I can comment on origin, date, rarity, and value. I cannot give detailed information on 'art' metalware, Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts metalware. See my website for more information: www.antique-metalware.co.uk.

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A collector for twelve years and a dealer for seven.

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Journal of the Pewter Society
Pewter Society Newsletter
Bulletin of the Pewter Collectors' Club of America

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