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Stamping cutlery with maker's name and hallmark

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Stamping cutlery with maker's name and hallmark
Sheffield
Cutlery Research Council
Cutlery Research Council

The makerands name and hall-mark are sometimes put on by acid etching, sometimes, in better quality ware, by this electrical process, 15 at a time. The operator traces letters with a handle which controls 15 small arcs moving on a much smaller scale.

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