Acknowledgements IX
Introduction 1
Chapter One History and background 3
Chapter Two Styles 8
Chapter Three Monograms & family crests 21
Chapter Four Damaged goods 30
Chapter Five How to look after sugar tongs 35
Chapter Six Hallmarks 37
Chapter Seven London hallmarks 44
Chapter Eight The Bateman family 52
Chapter Nine London makers 75
Chapter Ten Chester 130
Chapter Eleven Newcastle 134
Chapter Twelve Exeter 149
Chapter Thirteen Sheffield 165
Chapter Fourteen York 173
Chapter Fifteen Birmingham 176
Chapter Sixteen Scotland 179
Chapter Seventeen Ireland 197
Appendix Catalogue of makers 209
Appendix One London 209
Appendix Two Newcastle 224
Appendix Three Exeter 226
Appendix Four Sheffield 228
Appendix Five Scotland 229
Appendix Six Ireland 231
Appendix Seven Others 233
Glossary of terms 235
Bibliography 243
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