Mark Making - Basil & Mary Walker (1993)

Basil Walker and his wife Mary were working as one of the last remaining mark makers in their small workshop just off the Wicker in Sheffield.
The film is part of a series entitled 'Masters of Metalworking' commissioned by Sheffield City Council's Ruskin Gallery working closely with Ken Hawley who is the narrator on this particular film. It was originally released on no.1 of the series of films in 1993.
The film is made available by kind permission of the Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust who now manage some of the city's museums on behalf of the City Council.
To find out more about the Hawley Collection and to donate, visit our website: www.hawleytoolcollection.com/
See also our sister website at hawleysheffieldknives.com/

[@grizcuz]

I can barely write as neatly as Basil's makers mark. Mindblowing how much skill it must've taken to do it as neatly as that, even with magnification.

[@larsfrandsen2501]

Beautiful film! The whole series is just great! Thanks for making this document.

[@smfield]

Extravagant brilliance!

[@CleaveMountaineering]

Fascinating, meticulous detail carving of metal. I've been wondering how to make my own makers mark and this looks like just the thing!

[@yorkshirejoinery2869]

Very skilful, enjoy seeing a pantograph being used!

[@musamor75]

God bless you dear soul, for even knowing the word "pantograph". What a marvellous invention; simple geometry, that works.

[@alo1236546]

In Japan there are hanko stamp for company/person signature

[@diggmore1362]

I remember making date stamps to go in dies to cast the date on the casting with a pantograph. nowhere near the skill that’s used here