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JCAG/B/1
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Pair taper candlesticks
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- 1751 (Creation)
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2 items, silver
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(21st August 1740- 13th October 1757)
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John Cafe was born to Biles Cafe, a yeoman in the County of Somerset. He was apprenticed to James Gould on 15 December 1730 and completed his service on 5 March 1740. Cafe registered his first mark on 21 August 1740 and his second mark on 13 December 1742. Upon his death on 13 October 1757, William Cafe, his brother and former apprentice, took over the business and its current apprentices. This information and more information on William Cafe can be found in Grimwade's text on page 456-7. The marks mentioned above can be found in the same text on pages 94-95 signified by the nos. 1203 and 1228.
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William Rooks
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DSCN0104.JPG
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