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::::: What is a mechanical dish-cross and is it possible that your mystery object has something to do with a mechanical dish cross? :::::: ::::::::::::::::: If not a mechanical dish cross, then perhaps something directly related to a mechanical dish cross? :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: https://i.im...

::::: Sterling Silver insert for a whale-oil lamp? ::::: Would moving this to the "Mystery Object" forum help solve the mystery? ::::: ::::: I checked sterling silver surgical instruments, just in case this object was associated with antique sterling silver surgery somehow. :::::; ::::: Oi...

::::: 1888 been trying to find a CW or GW from 1888 but cannot figure it out + strange that two identical spoons would have different makers. ::::::::

::::: The auction catalogue must describe the objects as "METALWARE" rather than describe them as being silver objects? ::::::

:::::: Any idea why there is no mention of silver? ::::::::::

::::: GAB is known, the Guldsmeds Aktiebolaget (GAB) is a larger workshop, I recall seeing this hallmark quite a few times over the years, founded in Stockholm in 1868 by A. Ambrosius, G. Th. Folcker, P. Fr. Palmgren and E.E. Petterson. and I haven't seen any notice of dissolving the business so it ...

::::::::::::: Thank You interesting wriggle-work around the drop. :::::::::::::::::::

:::::: If you still have your example, could you post a picture of the drop where the handle meets the bowl on the underneath side? :::::::

::::: Is there an [SA] mark known by Samuel Alexander or is it always {S (pellet) ALEXANDER] no matter how small the spoon is? ::::::::::
:::::: Seems like a rather long hallmark but maybe that is the only hallmark he used ::::::::

Samuel Alexander is listed in James Biser Whisker's book Pennsylvania Silversmiths, Goldsmiths and Pewterers, 1684-1900 as a silversmith and sword maker. 1797-1801 are listed as the dates he was at 33 S. Second St. in Philadelphia, but birth and death dates are not listed. From the Federal Gazette: ...

::::::: Looking at the works of Samuel Alexander, he did make a Cann in the older style, so could he have made a teaspoon in the older style as well? :::::::: The "S" on the hallmark on the Cann does look similar to the "S" in the "SA" on colonial teaspoon. :::::::::;

::::: Are there 2 additional hallmarks to the right of the palm hallmark? :::::

:::::: Malta 1801-1809? :::::::

::::: Hallmarks from Germany sometimes are seen with the STERLING designation. :::::

:::::: I am thinking Otto Wolter but the mark is similar to Otto Hintze it's hard for me to tell ::::::

:::::: No luck so far, there was a manufacturer in the thimble trade with these initials, but he seems not to have been a silversmith. :::::

::::::::::::::: Do you happen to have pictures of the drop, the place where the handle meets the bowl on the underneath? :::::::::::::::::

:::: Barton Stillman of Rhode Island who died 1837 looks like a good possibility. :::::: ::::: The Canfield & Bro marked "COIN" is definitely solid silver (90% silver). But I just want to make absolutely sure that the other spoon is solid silver (90% silver). I've had some difficulty i...

::::: We were just discussing the Kingdom Of Naples and this might be a very early mark from Naples (circa 1300-1690) because the earliest marks seem to only have NAPL or NAP (without a crown over the NAP or a year designation under the NAP) ::::: :::::::::: Naples had a silver Guild' that was was f...

:::: Would be interesting to see Master Marks with date beneath (from the book), I keep wondering if the "(ID 1700)" hallmark is actually over-stamped on top of another hallmark, but it could be that I am not seeing the Master Mark correctly, perhaps there is no over-stamping at all. ::::::

I'M SORRY I POSTED BERGEN TWICE (here is the mid-18th century Naestved Denmark hallmark):

:::::: Maybe the hallmarks on the beaker are actually a "CROWN OVER CONJOINED NE" which would make it from Naestved, Denmark? ::::::: ::::::: I thought that might be a possibility when I was looking at all these crown hallmarks from Bergen, love all these variations. ::::::::::: https://i....

https://i.imgur.com/9vP9mZc.jpeg The City of Naestved, Denmark had an older Town Hallmark that has been described as a "Crowned NE" in the literature. Many of the smaller Danish cities had their own "Town Marks" while Copenhagen was using the "Three Tower Mark" that wa...