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    Makers                                
 Numbers seen

Thomas Wallis
Alexander Osborne
Richard Meach
Simeon Coley
John Gale*
Stephen Adams
John Allen II*
John Frost
Thomas and William Chawner
John Mansfield*
William and John Deane
Ebenezer Coker
Thomas Nash
Robert Cates*
Thomas Stackhouse
Jhn Newton
Thomas Justis
Thomas Townraw*
Henry Morris*
Faux and Love
Samuel Eaton
Henry Bickerton
John Allen I*
Francis Harache*
Reynolds Grignion
John Cormick
John Arnell
James Heley*
WC script
Phillips Garden
William Phelps
William Allen I*
Stamp and Baker

59
56
56
51
45
42
36
38
32
32
33
30
30
27
26
23
28
21
22
20
20
22
20
19
18
18
18
15
14
13
13
12
17

* Makers registered before 1740

It will be seen from the above list that another 33 makers made a total of 923 pairs - equivalent to a further 37.5% of the total number seen.

So a total of only 39 makers are seen to be responsible for 70.0% of the total production of pairs of Tea Tongs out of 337 different makers' marks recorded.

These figures are based on a total of 2461 pairs bearing a maker's mark as of June 15th 2010.