on e-bay is a bronce plaque of the jowett motor company for sell.... at £ 225.00 - is it so special, or a fake ???????
the item nr; 290670075544
maybe a item to put to the garage.........
peter
jowett company plaque
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jowett company plaque
owner of the jowett javelin Standard 1950 from new zealand,
there is no jowett club in switzerland. flying under "Rest of the World"
me name: peter pfister
there is no jowett club in switzerland. flying under "Rest of the World"
me name: peter pfister
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Re: jowett company plaque
Could try asking the seller for the provenance to see if we can check its history.
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Re: jowett company plaque
A lump of brass that size is probably worth almost that amount as scrap!
Certainly looks like an interesting item, worth finding out how they came by it.
Jack.
Certainly looks like an interesting item, worth finding out how they came by it.
Jack.
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Re: jowett company plaque
Seems a bit 'iffy' to me. Why 'the jowett car company' when the firm was usually known by the name' jowett cars ltd' - Also the shape of the plate does not resemble any Jowett logo - There may be a paerfectly logical explanation - but I can't think of one!
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Chris Spencer
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Re: jowett company plaque
No Jack - A lump of brass that size is worth at most £20 scrap and if it's bronze £30 scrap - I too think it is quite dubious - there is no age colour to it - normally the back of casting like this would discolour over time and I doubt that the back of it has been polished - along with wording as George points out - I would leave well alone
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Re: jowett company plaque
Looks to me like it has been 'aged' deliberately. I agree, the wording and shape are not typical of the company.
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Re: jowett company plaque
A similar plaque appeared at Beaulieu about 10 years ago. It was inspected by a number of kmowledgable members and was considered as a fake for a number of reasons.
A similar plaque appeared at auction in Herefordshire about 2 or 3 years ago. I did not see it but was informed 'you could see it was a modern casting from the back'
Is this the same plaque or are there 3?
A similar plaque appeared at auction in Herefordshire about 2 or 3 years ago. I did not see it but was informed 'you could see it was a modern casting from the back'
Is this the same plaque or are there 3?