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Show English Trade-Marks Many Centuries Old English legislation trending toward the authorization of trade-marks began In 12SG. In that year parliament pro: vided that "every baker shall have a mark of his own for every sort of bread." This was followed In 130.1 by Edward Ill's provision that every master mas-ter goldsmith have a mark. Under . Henry V appears an" ordinance ordi-nance for marking barrels; and one of these early signs, dating back to 1420, Is still used by the London Coopers' company. By 1683 Handle Holmes, writing of his Investigations throughout through-out the kingdom, reported Chester to he full of merchant marks. And shortly short-ly thereafter the practice became the Institution. Many of the present British companies com-panies bold devices dating back to the Seventeenth century. Exchange. - ' 1 |