I have previously spoken about the Sceptre but yesterday i discovered something new regarding it. I popped in to the Grand Lodge, Freemasons Hall in Queens Street (as previously mentioned), London to look at their main doors which they had issues with. unfortunately (in my opinion) the original floor springs from the entrance doors had been removed at some time in the past and replaced with modern units.
Fortunately however there were many original units still in place in other parts of this unbelievable building, these were as I later discovered the fantastic Sceptre.
Before looking beneath the top plate I squintingly spotted a makers mark on the shoe (our old friend Mr Adams) as you may be able to see in the picture below. This was helpful because there were no makers marks on the plates themselves (or so I thought).
Fortunately however there were many original units still in place in other parts of this unbelievable building, these were as I later discovered the fantastic Sceptre.
Before looking beneath the top plate I squintingly spotted a makers mark on the shoe (our old friend Mr Adams) as you may be able to see in the picture below. This was helpful because there were no makers marks on the plates themselves (or so I thought).
I removed a random top plate to discover beneath a Sceptre, this particular one was not in too bad a condition, the piston is not working and it had lost to some degree the ability to centre correctly, a problem due to wear I have discovered with this model before.
Whilst I have not come across this exact model Sceptre I have at least seen the piston before. It is a more squat version than the ones I have in stock as previously blogged about.
Interestingly and to my delight I did discover on the reverse side of the top plate a pristine example of the makers mark, it receiving no wear is as crisp as the day it was manufactured as can be seen below.
Interestingly and to my delight I did discover on the reverse side of the top plate a pristine example of the makers mark, it receiving no wear is as crisp as the day it was manufactured as can be seen below.
As you can see there is a W after the number 22 and wonder if the W is for water tight?
I know not why exactly the plates have been reversed, possibly to stop advertisement, but I can see the countersinking for the screws is on the other side, so this reversal was obviously intentional and not simply a mistake by the original fitter.
Here are a couple of links about the Hall and Freemasonry in general for those wanting to know a little more.
http://www.ugle.org.uk/freemasons-hall/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry
I know not why exactly the plates have been reversed, possibly to stop advertisement, but I can see the countersinking for the screws is on the other side, so this reversal was obviously intentional and not simply a mistake by the original fitter.
Here are a couple of links about the Hall and Freemasonry in general for those wanting to know a little more.
http://www.ugle.org.uk/freemasons-hall/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry
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