Help with hallmarks

[TidaLphasE23]

G'day all, I need some help finding some hallmark references to try
and date some old jewelery i have. I have googled for a couple of
hours without much success. I only came up with a ref. book called
"Bradbury's Book of Hallmarks" and can not view this online. It's
proberbly a long shot, but if anyone knows of any sites, i would
greatly appreciate your assistance. cheers...TidaLpasE23.........

[steve.milner]

Try asking here : http://www.center4jewelrystudies.org/board/

Steve

[TidaLphasE23]

Thanks for the link Steve, couldn't find any solid reference to my item,
makes it hard when i can't even make out the marks myself, anyways
i appreciate your post. cheers. TidaL........

[nihil]

Gold or silver? any idea of the country of origin?

Cheers

[TidaLphasE23]

G'day nihil, silver bracelet, looks pommy I have surfed for 5 hours and
found nothing. Maybe an old fashioned visit to the library is in order
I have uploaded a pic of it here, after looking at about 1000 of them online
i didn't see anything that even closely resembled it. I'm just curious to find
out it's age and where it was made, even more so now, very frustrating.

[nihil]

Wotcher TidaLphasE23,

Certainly NOT England, Scotland or Ireland with markings like those. I would also expect to see a number on it somewhere such as 925,975,800? (the % silver content) Ours would be 925 (sterling)

I will have a look around and get back to you

Cheers

Hi Tidal.

I think the object is called a "cuff bracelet" I would suggest that you look for sources on Egyptian silver (assay) marks.

The larger mark looks like a cat looking back over its tail, which is Egyptian. I cannot help with the date, but logically World War I (ANZACS at Gallipoli) or World War II Desert Campaign.

Hope this helps

[TidaLphasE23]

nihil, Spot on mate. It's a Bedouin Cuff Bracelet, worn by Sinai
Bedouin tribes. It is approx. 50-80 years old. Many thanks for your tips and
knowledge passed my way. cheers........ TidaLphasE23..........