Mark View M210908

So far, I have not found any concrete evidence as to who "RL" actually refers to, or that this mark is German, as is often claimed. On the other hand, the addition "Jaccard's" or "Jaccard's Kansas City" is easy to explain: it points towards the Jaccard Watch & Jewelry Company, a successful high-end jewellery store established in 1888. It was bought out in 1901 and subsequently renamed Mermod, Jaccard & King in 1905.

An interesting iteration of this mark can be found in some Röntgen publications. Rather than clarifying the main (Dresden) mark and noting that the "AUSTRIA" addition was merely an unrelated Austrian decorative studio addition, his explanation of the mark could be misconstrued to suggest that the entire mark is Austrian, for which there is no evidence whatsoever (just as there is no evidence to suggest that it is German).

Marks

210908a

M210908a

Fleur-de-lis above the interlocking initials "R" and "L" above "DRESDEN".

210908b

M210908b

Interlocking "R" and "L" above "DRESDEN", without any addition at all.

210908c

M210908c

Interlocking "R" and "L" above "DRESDEN", here with "JACCARD'S" and "GES. GESCHÜTZT".

210908d

M210908d

Interlocking "R" and "L" above "DRESDEN", here with "JACCARD'S KANSAS CITY".

210908e

M210908e

Fleur-de-lis above the interlocking initials "R" and "L" above "DRESDEN" and "AUSTRIA" (item re-decorated in Austria).


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