EK 1914 EKII Jump ring marking

[Troy Tempest]

Hello gents! I have never seen one of these before, can anyone tell me how common it was to have the jump ring marked please? Is there a list of jump ring makers marks available? It appears to be a 3. Thanks!

[joe campbell]

yes, it is a "3" and i assume a '14 EK.

not common to see MM on jump rings, but not unheard of,

and usually a single digit.

joe

[Troy Tempest]

Hi Joe, and yes, sorry, it is a 1914 EKII, but what does the 3 signify? I have a list of '14 EKII makers, but no single digit numbers are on it. Do you know why some jump rings were marked instead of the ribbon ring? And while I'm learning, why is it called the jump ring?

Thanks!

[joe campbell]

it's the connection , or "jump" between the cross and the ribbon ring.

3 is not really a maker mark. best guess is that it's an inspector

number.

kind of like that piece of paper in the three packs of new

underwear : "inspected by #6"....

probably the last person to see the completed cross prior to

putting on the ribbon ring.

joe

Edited June 5, 2010 by joe campbell

[Streptile]

3 is not really a maker mark. best guess is that it's an inspector

number.

I agree. I've seen the '3' with S-W marked EK2s and EK1s (under the pin).