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by lantov
Fri Nov 19, 2010 6:29 am
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Clueless in identifying marks
Replies: 4
Views: 3228

Re: Clueless in identifying marks

Hello silverport, Thank you for the info! I did not think this could be German, as all German pieces I have seen have also the crown and the moon marks along with the fineness. How often have you seen to happen German silver products without crown and the moon marks? Thanks in advance and best regar...
by lantov
Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:50 pm
Forum: Scandinavian Silver
Topic: Clueless in identifying marks
Replies: 4
Views: 3228

Clueless in identifying marks

Dear all, I recently aquired a silver cigarette case. Unfortunately I cannot identify the hallmarks - I suppose it should be Norwegian/Danish or possibly Belgian. http://b.imagehost.org/t/0944/DSCF3783.jpg http://d.imagehost.org/t/0649/HM-big.jpg Any help is welcome and thanks in advance on any sugg...
by lantov
Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:19 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Norway solid silver spoon with unidentified marks
Replies: 10
Views: 6381

Thanks to everybody that gave valuable feedback to my problem! Just as a small excuse I would say that I'm a MSc in Chemistry although I work in completely different field for a number of years and it was a kind of old habit ..:-( Don't get me wrong - I could think of a more destructive handy chemic...
by lantov
Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:22 am
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Norway solid silver spoon with unidentified marks
Replies: 10
Views: 6381

Just a followup - I tested the spoon with a silver testing solution 4 times at one and the same place (testing, washing, drying, polishing and testing again). All 4 times the reaction was for silver! I have seen how the testing solution changes color on silverplate: 1-2 seconds after the acid reacts...
by lantov
Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:08 am
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Norway solid silver spoon with unidentified marks
Replies: 10
Views: 6381

Hello Jakjo,
Thanks for the hint, I'll definitely test it with a silver testing solution and will post my finding, but it looks so solid and polished very well with no signs of plate loss.
Could you decipher the marks anyway?
Thanks, Leven
by lantov
Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:30 am
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Norway solid silver spoon with unidentified marks
Replies: 10
Views: 6381

Norway solid silver spoon with unidentified marks

Hello all, I recently acquired a heavy Norway souvenir spoon, depicting scene of the cathedral in SKIEN/Norway, that carries a lot of marks, but except [NM], which should identify it as Norwegian patent, I can not identify the other marks by publicly available sources of silver marks. Here is the fr...

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