Sterling silver, made in Sheffield in 1971. The hallmarks on the front are faithful depictions of the correct hallmarks that should have been applied to the back by hand. Instead, the maker used cast depictions, yes, cast, as both the ornamentation and the proof of contents, location and name of manufacturer, and the year of manufacture.
It caused a stink at the time and I am hoping an industrious member in the UK can go back to 1971 archives and find mention of it and report it here.
I am sure the miscreant was severely punished. Hanging having been abolished years earlier, perhaps he was sentenced to drink British Railways coffee morning and evening for life *
Dave
PS * I lived in England 1960-1963 and commuted to London from Brighton. BR coffee made a tea drinker of me.
PPS Anyone reading this remember the Brighton Belle - the all Pullman train that ran daily from Victoria to Brighton at 4:00 PM ?
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