Help with signed metal brooch, please :)

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  1. Batman_2000

    Batman_2000 Well-Known Member

    Picked this up today and wondering if anyone recognises the signature/maker's mark? It looks like 'RFitz' to me... under a loop the 'i' is dotted but the 'z' could be 'J', or even 'Jr'/'Fr'?? I've been searching the internet but found nothing.

    Also, any idea of date?

    This isn't my field, but it jumped out at me, and for very little money I couldn't resist! It measures about 5 x 3.5cm.

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    Batman_2000, Oct 30, 2017
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks like R Fit jr.
     
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  3. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    That's what I got too. Nothing popped up on a quick search with that name.

    It's a cool piece, esp. 5 inches across. The fact that it is signed would have caught my eye, too.
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I see RFH. It looks like the proverbial two blokes in a shed-type piece, i.e. artisan, and probably by someone whose name we'll never know. Someone took sheet copper and some dies and hand stamped it. The person might be Pacific Coast Native American and might be Bob from Pittsburgh.
     
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  5. Rufus@frockstarvintage

    Rufus@frockstarvintage Well-Known Member

    Same here
     
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  6. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Its 5cm just shy of 2 inches.
     
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  7. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Right you are -- I missed the "cm". :watching:
     
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  8. Batman_2000

    Batman_2000 Well-Known Member

    Thanks everyone! I like the 'rustic' nature of it, and intrigued by the signature, which I can now see is almost certainly RFH. Funny how our brains work, because I just didn't see that before! :eek:

    Googling RFH just brings up Royal Festival Hall, lol. Looks like it'll just have to remain unknown!
     
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