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Offline Pippakit

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Can Anyone Tell Me What These Initials Are?
« on: Sunday 11 April 10 01:08 BST (UK) »
I have a 1897 silver fob engraved with fancy ornate initials, but the trouble is they are too fancy! I can't make them out. I don't know which member of my family it belonged to, so the initials should give me a clue.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

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Re: Can Anyone Tell Me What These Initials Are?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 11 April 10 03:16 BST (UK) »
Yes! I see what you mean  :o

My suggestions would be four letters, I think I can see a "T"  a "C" and an "S" with a large "R".

The wide stroke going across the top looks to be part of the "R" with the tail ending up at the extreme right!
The first letter on the left looks to be an old style "T".

Regards, Ken
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Re: Can Anyone Tell Me What These Initials Are?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 11 April 10 03:18 BST (UK) »
I thought it might be "HCR"  :-\

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Re: Can Anyone Tell Me What These Initials Are?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 11 April 10 03:34 BST (UK) »
I'm leaning HCR as well with the R possibly a family surname ??
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Re: Can Anyone Tell Me What These Initials Are?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 11 April 10 04:24 BST (UK) »
I found this example of "Ribbon Script".

The letters are TFP

Perhaps you should consult an oldstyle hand engraver!
Palmer, Douglass, Denton - Yorkshire (Brandsby, North Riding)
Castle - Berkshire, Oxfordshire (East Hendred, Harwell, Combe)
Bradley, Webster, Booker, Turner, Thompson, Sharpe, Owen, Unwin - Derbyshire, (Chesterfield area)
Calver, Mortimer, Medforth - Yorkshire (East Riding)

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Re: Can Anyone Tell Me What These Initials Are?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 11 April 10 05:51 BST (UK) »
Hmmmm... I'm starting to think it is HCR as well  :-[

Here is an example that is "clearly" CRG

What I thought was an "S" is probably the "straight bit" of the "R".

Regards, Ken
Palmer, Douglass, Denton - Yorkshire (Brandsby, North Riding)
Castle - Berkshire, Oxfordshire (East Hendred, Harwell, Combe)
Bradley, Webster, Booker, Turner, Thompson, Sharpe, Owen, Unwin - Derbyshire, (Chesterfield area)
Calver, Mortimer, Medforth - Yorkshire (East Riding)

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Re: Can Anyone Tell Me What These Initials Are?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 11 April 10 06:33 BST (UK) »
I can see H B S.  ???
Not an excelent example....

Leonie.

Added; changed my mind, HRS. With bottom of H tailored to fit the shield.
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Re: Can Anyone Tell Me What These Initials Are?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 11 April 10 10:38 BST (UK) »
Looks like HCR to me.
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Re: Can Anyone Tell Me What These Initials Are?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 11 April 10 10:48 BST (UK) »


Hi Pippakit,

Im deffo seeing the letter "H".  The letters C and R are a possible, but not 100% sure.

Hazel  :)
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