Reference tools: Patent dating, English Registry and etc.

drexelantiques · Post by **drexelantiques** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:35 pm

I built the following pages for my antique shop website, but some folks may find them helpful:

Patent dating (US patents):

http://www.drexelantiques.com/patent.html

English Registry Marks dating:

http://www.drexelantiques.com/englishregistry.html

Shakespeare dating:

http://www.drexelantiques.com/shakespeare.html

Field & Stream badge information:

http://www.drexelantiques.com/fieldandstream.html

Sawisch · Post by **Sawisch** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 1:09 pm

Drex,

Just a quick note on the Shakespeare dating chart; Model letters indicates the year a model variation was first introduced, not necessarily when the reel was made. For a more complete discussion, see Harvey's page at http://orcaonline.org/images/pixel.gif? ... eldate.htm

Len

Harvey · Post by **Harvey** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:16 pm

Thanks Len but another factor should be considered
in dating Shakespeare reels as to diffrence. Just because
you have a reel marked Model 1922 doesn't mean it is
diffrent from a 1918 or a 1924. In some cases, reels
preceading the model years were the same. It seems
to me that in some cases, changing the model number
was a marketing ploy just to make the consumer think
he was getting the latest. I have compared various reels
that looks the same and marked diffrent. After taking
them apart, comparing the parts and checking very
closely, there seems to be no diffrent. The concept of
dating reels every two years or so seemed to work in
Shakespeare's favor. (The 1960 Criterion comes to mind.)
Another factor: Take the reels marked "GK". Production
of these reels and others that were marked as being made
prior to 1941 were assembled during the war years and
sold untill production was restarted in 1946. As of July 31, 1942 production of items made of material that was deemed
essencial to the war effort was stopped. I have either read or
have been told that Shakespeare was aware of this possiabilty
sometime in 1939 and made sure that parts were stocked up
to cover their sales though the war. That is why we see no
reels being marked betweem "GK" and "GE". Others may
be able to lend more credence to this.
Just some idle thoughts!
"H"

drexelantiques · Post by **drexelantiques** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:37 pm

Thank you for the information, I will add that info to my page.