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| Samuel Crompton Centenary 1927 Silver Serving Spoon - Prestons, Bolton
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Reference: S1591
Period: George V
Year: 1926
Silversmith: Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd
Place: Sheffield
Price: $ 180.00
Weight: 98 grams
Dimensions: 22.0 cm
Condition: Excellent, perfect in every way.
Description: A very interesting commemorative silver serving spoon, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Samuel Crompton who died in 1827. Crompton was an inventor who invented the spinning mule, he is regarded as a pioneer of the British spinning industry, which contributed greatly to the industrial revolution. This is a lovely spoon, very good quality and weight, ideal for serving. The hallmarks are excellent, and are accompanied by a registration mark, Rd 727476, indicating the spoon design was registered at the patent office. The spoon is also stamped "Preston's Ltd". Prestons of Bolton is a jewellery store founded in 1869, it still exists today, and is regarded as the "Diamond Centre of the North". Crompton was born, lived and died in Bolton.
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Samuel Crompton Centenary 1927 silver spoon
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Samuel Crompton
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Prestons silver spoon
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Back of spoon
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