25 pr case head stamps

[pegasus-drive]

Hello all. 1st thread !
Does anyone have or know where there is a list of makers head stamps for the 25pr cases. I have a number of cases and would be interested to know thier origins.
The list that I have so far :-
RM/L
RLB
CL/L
DB/C
ECC
EWB
MC
F&L

I also have a paticular interest in walker brothers of wigan. Maybe the EWB ? if not what would thier headstamp be.
Cheers
Frank

 

[TimG]

Frank,

RM/C - Robert Mitchell Ltd, Canada.
RLB - Royal Ordnance Factory, Birtley, Durham.
CL/C - Canadian Motor Lamp Co. Canada.
DB/C - Dominion Bridge Co. Canada.
ECC - Edward Curran Co., Ltd. Cardiff.
EWB - E.W. Bliss Ltd. Derby.
MC - ? Do you have a photo' of this case you could post?
F & L - Fisher & Ludlow Ltd., Birmingham.

The monogram for Walker Bros., Wigan was WBW.

TimG

 

[TonyE]

Well done Tim, I thought I would leave it to you to answer as I was not sure of a couple of them.

Cheers
TonyE

 

[pegasus-drive]

Hi Tim
Thats fantastic, many thanks. Is there a list anywhere ? or have you just spent years working them out.
A photo of the MC case Is this an unusual one ? I would guess that most makers made them by the millions.
Thanks to Tony for chipping in.
Cheers
Frank

 

[flak18]

I always understood that MC on 25 pr cases was for Finsbury in South Australia. When I was in Aust I saw quite a lot of them, along with the usual MF for Footscray.

 

[Darkman]

Flak18, you are correct. MC is for Finsbury, Adelaide, South Australia.

 

[pegasus-drive]

Many thanks guys. I will have alook to see if I have any more different makers. I would be interested if anyone has a WBW shell case spare that they may part with.
Cheers
Frank