John Steward was Joseph Steward II’s son.  He registered his first mark on 26^th June 1784 as a small-worker.  This was a script maker’s mark and there were several versions recorded.  He registered a very small mark in a rectangle on 19^th May 1786 and then several more subsequently up to 20^th August 1800.  He died some time between 1818 and 1822.  The attribution of these tongs to John Steward is not certain as there were several makers of this period with the maker's mark of "IS".

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