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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 393388, member: 59"]Gorham's lion is facing the right way for a pattern from 1895. US maker, not English. They did use a left-facing lion at the very beginning, but switched to right-facing after 1865.</p><p>You must so used to seeing English sterling marks in Oz that the opposite direction looks strange. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 393388, member: 59"]Gorham's lion is facing the right way for a pattern from 1895. US maker, not English. They did use a left-facing lion at the very beginning, but switched to right-facing after 1865. You must so used to seeing English sterling marks in Oz that the opposite direction looks strange. ;)[/QUOTE]
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