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    Kenworthy's dog brooches

    Brian, Many thanks for taking the time to provide such an in depth and first hand account of the Kenart manufacturing process. As you mentioned, the Kenart examples are all flat backed but mine isn't. As you suggest, this could indicate that mine is an earlier version which used a different...
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    Kenworthy's dog brooches

    Hi Brian, many thanks for your reply to my post. I was wondering if my brooch might pre-date the Kenart versions as mine does not have the Kenart stamp on it?
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    Kenworthy's dog brooches

    Wow! What an amazingly quick and informative set of responses. Thank you all for your replies. From Tinpot's response it appears that the company only started using the name Kenart at some point after 1921 following the death of James Kenworthy. The fact that my dog brooch does not have the...
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    Kenworthy's dog brooches

    I found a Kenworthy's dog brooch while metal detecting during the pandemic. On its reverse it shows that it was made by Kenworthy's Ashton & Birmingham. Through contact with a lovely lady called Jill, who is involved with documenting the history of the Stalybridge area, I obtained some...
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