Engraved symbol on back of pocket watch

[rbringwood]

Can anyone help me identify the symbol engraved on the back of this 100 year old silver pocket watch.

[Romilly]

It looks vaguely Masonic to me, - but I'm no expert!

Romilly.

[Romilly]

Here's some examples of Masonic watches etc:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0xfq/

But I might be on the wrong track altogether!

Romilly.

[rbringwood]

Romilly.
I think you are probably right about the masonic connections, knowing about the person it belonged to. The watch was given to him on his 21st birthday in 1910, but I don't know when the engraving was made. There is no square and compass symbol that I can see, which made me wonder whether it might not be masonic.

[Kay99]

Did his initials include B T E by any chance?

Kay

[rbringwood]

No his initials were AEB.

[hepburn]

I thought they were initials too.

[arthurk]

Did his initials include B T E by any chance?

Kay

I was about to suggest that what looks like a "T" actually has a crossbar (V-shaped) towards the bottom so this:

No his initials were AEB.

seems to confirm that these are the person's initials. To be honest, I can't see anything obviously masonic about it - I think lots of people went in for fancy monograms in those days.

Arthur

[hepburn]

I see T E M