| NTOG Cat - 08.20.05 |
| submitter: | Smart Set |
| location: | Acton, London, UK |
| I had seen this Perfecta Beds matt when I was without my camera, so I went back later when it was almost dark, wondering how to spice up a rather dull and damp scene, only to find this cat in attendance. It was peering into gaps beneath the paving slabs, so I guess it had seen a mouse or rat. Just before spotting the matt earlier, I'd found a gold ring (actually three interlinked rings) lying in the gutter. I thought it looked worthless, but when I cleaned it up I saw that it was hallmarked. The hallmarks are: the maker's name; a pair of scales with 375 between the pans; a 2000 date-mark; a '375' denoting 9-carat gold, and a leopard's head for London (cat's head, appropriately). I will put up a "Found" notice and see if anyone claims it. |
| category: | Cool for Cats |
| comments: | 39 |
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| Smart Set commented on 08.24.10 | | Sorry to hear about your Suggelère, wim. No one ever claimed the ring, which I've now mislaid. |
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| wim commented on 08.24.10 | | the cat looks like it is living a period of alzheimer, but in good health. Did the owener of the ring ever show up? I once worked for people that bought gold and tested it, but 9 carat is rather rare in belgium |
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| Rebecca commented on 11.04.05 | | This was the second one I looked for but I couldn't find it. |
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| Smart Set commented on 11.04.05 | | Seven-meow... (I was forgetting this one.) |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.26.05 | | I hope you managed to wipe it off. |
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| Chaf commented on 09.23.05 | | MSN came on my DELL. It's a browser I believe. It's labeled as one in my program list. |
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| Rebecca commented on 09.23.05 | | Maybe Cassius could use some MSN for his unsightly skin problems. |
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| Rebecca commented on 09.23.05 | | Now I'm confused again; I didn't think MSN was a browser. |
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| Nancy Dumpling commented on 09.23.05 | | Nice little black nosed cat. I want to cuddle it. Nice shot by the way, SS!!! |
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| Salinger commented on 09.23.05 | | am off to explore Leeds. |
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| Salinger commented on 09.23.05 | | there is lots to learn from livery companies.. |
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| Chaf commented on 09.23.05 | | Even unsitely dandruff. |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.23.05 | | So MSN defeats all problems known to man? |
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| Chaf commented on 09.23.05 | | I use MSN and have no problems at all. |
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| Rebecca commented on 09.23.05 | | Very interesting. It's like a whole other language. |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.23.05 | | Checked the London Assay Office page - very useful. It's odd that I didn't find that site when I was Googling for info on the ring's hallmarks. |
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| Salinger commented on 09.23.05 | | Mattress God - fantastic, thanks!! |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.23.05 | | Not yet, Salinger, but, look, the mattress god was listening and turned it into a link! Cheers! |
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| Salinger commented on 09.23.05 | | SS - fair comment but have you had a look at the page yet? |
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| Salinger commented on 09.23.05 | | I've used Opera, it's good. Am using someone else's machine at the moment - stuck with IE. |
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| Rebecca commented on 09.23.05 | | I enjoy it. You can do a lot of things with your mouse that you can't in IE, and I find that it makes navigating between web pages a lot quicker. |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.23.05 | | I haven't heard of "opera" but it must be cleverer than IE6. |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.23.05 | | Hi, Salinger, you...you...pusher-off-the-page-of-pics! |
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| Rebecca commented on 09.23.05 | | Hi Salinger. :) I use opera 7.54, v.2. |
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| Salinger commented on 09.23.05 | | Hi there SS+R |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.23.05 | | SS, SS and R online together. A first. |
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| Salinger commented on 09.23.05 | | I know, I know. Thing is, last time I hyperlinked it failed to work so I pasted the full URL instead. |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.23.05 | | Do you have Firefox? That seems to be all the rage of late. |
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| Rebecca commented on 09.23.05 | | Not in my browser. It looks fine. |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.23.05 | | The picture is unchanged, but that URL Salinger put in has increased the width of the description area to unfeasible proportions and pushed half of the pic off the page. |
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| Rebecca commented on 09.23.05 | | I don't see what you're talking about - it looks unchanged to me. |
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| Salinger commented on 09.23.05 | | oops. An Act of (streetmattress) God could fix it... |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.23.05 | | Grrr, Salinger, look what you've done to my picture! |
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| Salinger commented on 09.23.05 | | Incase anyone is interested in knowing, since the 1300s the testing of jewels and metals in London has taken place in the home of the Goldsmiths' Company; their Hall. Once tested, they would mark metals with what became known as a hallmark, which originally meant 'marked at Goldsmiths' Hall'. An explanation of hallmarks can be found here (not sure if hyperlinking is enabled at the moment) - link |
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| ART commented on 09.23.05 | | PS; hopefully the owners of the ring show up, to make them happy |
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| ART commented on 09.23.05 | | I've just been told that our beloved dog from my parents-in-law has been put asleep because he was to ill...we'll miss him, life can be hard |
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| Rebecca commented on 09.22.05 | | It's more the cat and the matt, although I'm sure the ring helps. |
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| Smart Set commented on 09.22.05 | | Because of or despite the ring? |
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| Rebecca commented on 09.22.05 | | Most surreal image. |
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