Here you can search for words or parts of words as they have been applied to the object.

The numbers are not included here. You can find them via search in all fields.

Here you find a list of symbols. Click on a word to see the picture. You can then click on the appropriate photo to access the file.

Here all fields can be searched. Enter the term you are searching for and click the search button.

Here you will find a list of all Belgian smiths/manufacturers. It may include a distributor.

If you see a question mark it means that we have not yet been able to identify the smith. Additional information is always welcome at .

Sometimes it may be that after identification the smith appears to have come from abroad. These names are included too.

Here you have a list of all place names where the identified smiths are or have been working. They are grouped by country.

The place names are given in the language spoken in the region or country. For instance, look for ‘Namur’ instead of ‘Namen’. Brussels and its districts are given in French.

If you are searching for a place name as it appears on the object, you will do better to search or its letters.

If the period in which the smith was working is known it is included in periods of 50 years.