RMS Titanic - signet ring recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett

RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - an 18 carat gold and small old-cut diamond solitaire band/signet ring, slightly tapering (1/4ins. - 5/16ins.), star-gypsy set at the front with a small old-cut diamond measuring approximately 3/32ins. diameter and 1/16ins. deep, estimated to weigh approximately 0.07 carats (calculated), the band with hallmarks for Birmingham 1911, sponsor's mark W.D in a double lobe for William Davies and with a stock number 7799, the band is approximately 1/32ins. thick 1/16ins. The gold has a slight rose-gold tint and is inset with a piece of slightly more yellow gold at the back of the shank to make the ring larger: this yellow section is approx 5/16ins. long overall, the ring is currently finger size W (leading edge), there is also evidence of some original crude engraving inside the shank, though this is now indecipherable

16ins 4ins Approx Approximately Calculated Carat Carats Contents Crude Currently Diameter Estimated Evidence Hallmarks Inset Inventory Larger Lobe Mackay Measuring Overall Recovered Recovery Shank Signet Slight Solitaire Sponsors Tapering Thick Though Tint Weigh

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