Circa 1950s Plain 9ct Gold Signet Ring

Hello!

I’m hoping someone can help me; some years ago, I came into possession of my maternal grandfather’s signet ring, and having decided to conduct genealogy research on him recently have been taking a closer look at it for the first time in some years.

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What I’ve been able to ID so far are the makers mark (which appears to be HW), the fact it is 9 CT with 37.5% purity, and what appears to be an anchor symbol with a K mark (which puts it around the 1950s).

I’m hoping someone with a more discerning eye might be able to tell me more about these marks.

The ring itself is plain on the outside with no sigil on the face.

 

can we see the ring itself?

 

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Debora

 

Of course! Here it is.

 

I have in fact! It’s proven super useful. My maternal grandfather was also a WW2 veteran and life long policeman.

 

In what part of the world did your grandfather live? (I ask because this is an international forum.)

Debora

 

Is there a letter in front of the H.W. in the cartouche? And are you sure that's an anchor?

Debora

 

We do better trying to help with FULL SIZED images.....which have to be kept under 1 MB each, and up to 8 or 10 in a post.....here are 2 of yours below. WELCOME TO ANTIQUERS!!! And I'd say if there ever even WAS engraving on the top, it got REALLY, TOTALLY, WORN OFF!!!!!

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Thank you for doing that!! And yeah, I did wonder about the front. That would explain a few things!!

 

I honestly can’t tell either with the letter, and the anchor was a guess. Just based on shape, etc.

 

We thank him for his service !!

 

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Debora

 

You can get your grandfathers service records from the MoD, I did that for my Pa.

 

I apparently missed this last night! To answer your question; England.

(Thank you to everyone for your responses!)

 

From what I see it looks like your date is wrong you see the k has a different shape to the one produced in the 50s infact what I gather the exact date your ring was hallmarked is 1782 this link will help you https://www.

 

John Henry Wynn was a jeweller located in Soho Hill in Birmingham founded in 1899 and later set up shop in the jewellery quarter where the factory remained until 1996.

bit of a pickle , that...