Jonathan Perkins I registered his first mark on 23^rd April 1772 as a small-worker. He then went on to register a number of other marks up to 6^th November 1789, many as a buckle-maker. He registered a mark with his son on 5^th August 1795 and then another on his own on 29^th August 1800. We know that he made sugar tongs, as his partnership with his son also produced sugar tongs. James Perry was also working from 1^st March 1763 until at least 18^th December 1777, but he was registered as a hilt-maker so is unlikely to have been making sugar tongs. The marks of the two makers are very similar. Jonathan Perkins’ mark is not registered as having a pellet however, there are two pairs of tongs marked with JP with a pellet. His tongs are superb examples of early sugar tongs and are all dated between 1775 and 1784.

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