Bateman tongs have engraved initials to bow and are also engraved M+B possibly indicating a betrothal
The makers mark is not the most distinct but legible, the hallmarks are clear
The Wallis tongs have a double striking of the makers mark, engraved B to bow
The other two tongs are -
Victorian, London 1882, indistinct makers mark, engraved initials to bow
George V by Francis Higgins & Son, London 1911 with rat tail bowls, engraved with cockerel crest to bow
