Elizabeth II Large Silver Salver, 37.275 ozt. Commemorating the American Bicentenary. by E H Parkin & Co, Sheffield, UK 1976, shaped square with a molded edge and canted corners, engraved to the center with the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States of America within a reeded roundel, the surface engraved with facsimile signatures of former American Presidents: George Washington to Gerald R. Ford, listed counterclockwise from top left, raised on four scroll feet. Marks very clear and well - spaced. Engraved with retailer CARRINGTON & CO LTD / 130, REGENT ST / LONDON W1 to reverse. Presentation inscription 'NO 56 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 200 / AMERICAN BICENTENARY / 1776 - 1976' to reverse. Slight diagonal rocking between feet. Light surface marks and scratches. From a 27 June1976 Advertisement for the Salver: 'The Presidents? Salver. A limited edition in sterling silver to mark the Bicentenary reproducing thesignatures of all the Presidents of the United States.This beautifully fashioned Salver is finely engraved with authentic and actual-size signatures of all the Presidents of the United States in chronological sequence. It is produced in a strictly limited edition of two hundred only. President Ford has been pleased to accept Number 1, and Number 2 has been presented to Mrs. Anne Armstrong, United States Ambassador to Great Britain. The Salver measures 13 ? inches across and is supplied with a handsome presentation cabinet[not present]. This superb memento of the United States? Bicentenary will be a most precious possession ? and a sought - after collectors? item. It is available only from Carrington, Silversmiths and Court Jewellers of Regent Street. Size: 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. #1692 .