🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Maker's Mark?

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Pretty lil silver ring. I know some places to look up maker's marks but I'm unsure how to look up a pictorial mark.

Anyone familiar?
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Nice ring. It's from Bell Trading Post of Albuquerque, NM. They sold Native American/Southwest jewellery and operated as a wholesaler for tourist outlets in New Mexico & Arizona from the 1930s onwards.

That particular 'signpost' mark was first used in 1961 (and the arrow may point either left or right, but most usually to the right). The company became 'Sunbell Corporation' in 1969 but carried on using the signpost mark for a while, until it was progressively replaced by their new mark. The broad chronology was this:

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Nice ring. It's from Bell Trading Post of Albuquerque, NM. They sold Native American/Southwest jewellery and operated as a wholesaler for tourist outlets in New Mexico & Arizona from the 1930s onwards.

That particular 'signpost' mark was first used in 1961 (and the arrow may point either left or right, but most usually to the right). The company became 'Sunbell Corporation' in 1969 but carried on using the signpost mark for a while, until it was progressively replaced by their new mark. The broad chronology was this:

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Nice ring. It's from Bell Trading Post of Albuquerque, NM. They sold Native American/Southwest jewellery and operated as a wholesaler for tourist outlets in New Mexico & Arizona from the 1930s onwards.

That particular 'signpost' mark was first used in 1961 (and the arrow may point either left or right, but most usually to the right). The company became 'Sunbell Corporation' in 1969 but carried on using the signpost mark for a while, until it was progressively replaced by their new mark. The broad chronology was this:

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Very impressive Red Coat!

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