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- Sat May 07, 2022 3:23 pm
- Forum: Sterling Manufacturers ~ American after-1860
- Topic: Berry Spoon Hallmark
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2389
Re: Berry Spoon Hallmark
This mark has been attributed to mid 20th century New York City maker Hamilton Silver Co., Inc., typically found on Scandinavian-inspired pieces, though not always, as is the case here. I've done cursory research over the years, but haven't found much - did locate a trademark registry from 1937, but...
- Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:14 am
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Gorham & Co 5-1/2" Coin/Sterling Ladle
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3895
Re: Gorham & Co 5-1/2" Coin/Sterling Ladle
What I see is gilt worn off to reveal silver on the heel, the sides of the shoulders, the lip of the bowl, the edges of the stem, and worn completely off the handle, all areas of expected wear - if silverplate on brass, would expect to see the reverse, Personally, wouldn't worry about the gilding re...
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:51 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Gorham & Co 5-1/2" Coin/Sterling Ladle
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3895
Re: Gorham & Co 5-1/2" Coin/Sterling Ladle
Carpenter's 'Gorham Silver, 1831-1981' (1982) states that Gorham didn't produce silverplate until 1865, noting they spent two years developing their process, with early pieces of very high quality. They did sell 'Plated Wares' in their earlier salesrooms, but those goods were not their production (t...
- Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:05 am
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Gorham & Co 5-1/2" Coin/Sterling Ladle
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3895
Re: Gorham & Co 5-1/2" Coin/Sterling Ladle
Though Gorham coin spoons bearing that simple serifed-font 'GORHAM & CO' mark usually bear a 'COIN' or 'PURE COIN' stamp as well, it's not an absolute, can't see any reason your mustard spoon wouldn't be silver (guessing the 'X' perhaps a tally mark) - 'Gorham & Company' was the firm's name ...
- Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:14 am
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Gorham Fork
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2155
Re: Gorham Fork
I am quite sure. It's a silverplate pattern called 'Old English' introduced in the early 20th century, not very common (likely an unpopular pattern), but every piece I've seen bore the same somewhat eccentric sans-serif 'GORHAM CO' mark, including the anchor, as on your fork - Gorham would have no r...
- Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:20 am
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Gorham Fork
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2155
- Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:26 am
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Help Identifying Hallmark on Silver Plated Brush
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1935
Re: Help Identifying Hallmark on Silver Plated Brush
Hi - welcome to the forums.
It's Danish - Hans Jensen for Hejl & Co., with the silverplate 'torchmark'.
~Cheryl
It's Danish - Hans Jensen for Hejl & Co., with the silverplate 'torchmark'.
~Cheryl
- Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:31 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Large spoon with spike handle?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1857
Re: Large spoon with spike handle?
Welcome to the forums. Nice job on your first post!
They are Andean shawl pins called tupu (topu), most likely Bolivian or Peruvian - probably silver, larger and more nicely made than some, would guess from the late 19th century into perhaps the mid 20th...
~Cheryl
They are Andean shawl pins called tupu (topu), most likely Bolivian or Peruvian - probably silver, larger and more nicely made than some, would guess from the late 19th century into perhaps the mid 20th...
~Cheryl
- Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:11 pm
- Forum: Far East
- Topic: Is this fake English silver?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4163
Re: Is this fake English silver?
Suspect this is 19th century Chinese Export, Wong Shing/Wong Hsing of Canton is noted as using a set of pseudo-marks including both a 'T' and 'W' - moving this to the Far East forum for other eyes...
~Cheryl
~Cheryl
- Wed Apr 13, 2022 1:59 pm
- Forum: Sterling Manufacturers ~ American after-1860
- Topic: Wichman Honolulu Marks - Sample small tongs
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2287
Re: Wichman Honolulu Marks - Sample small tongs
The tongs in the initial post are Blackinton's 'French Colonial' pattern, introduced in the 1940s, the common serifed font 'STERLING' is typical of Blackinton, as is the form of the tongs' claws, found on other Blackinton pattern tongs of the same period. Omitting the manufacturer's trademark isn't ...
- Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:58 am
- Forum: Sterling Manufacturers ~ American after-1860
- Topic: B.S.O sterling silver vessel
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1044
Re: B.S.O sterling silver vessel
Barbour Silver Co.
~Cheryl
~Cheryl
- Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:26 am
- Forum: Flatware Pattern Identification
- Topic: Danish Patterns-Four Spoon set 1919 era.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1185
Re: Danish Patterns-Four Spoon set 1919 era.
Cohr's 'Frederik the 8th' pattern, also produced by Fredericia Sølv (Fredericia Sølvindustri), but your spoons predate their founding.
~Cheryl
~Cheryl
- Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:19 pm
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: American Coin Silver? Spoon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1778
Re: American Coin Silver? Spoon
Moved to 'German' forum...
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:19 pm
- Forum: Coin Silversmiths ~ American pre-1860
- Topic: Sutton, American silversmith?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1462
Re: Sutton, American silversmith?
So Robert Sutton from New Haven is about the only Sutton who worked in silver that has turned up. I don't have a copy of "Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection", I wonder if anyone reading this has one? That's usually the most comprehensive listing of hallmarks. ...
- Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:20 pm
- Forum: Flatware Pattern Identification
- Topic: I thought I knew Gorham...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1420
Re: I thought I knew Gorham...
One of the variants of the multi-motif 'Meadow' pattern...
~Cheryl
~Cheryl
- Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:09 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Super Inox AP 'fake" silver 800 cutlery?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7893
Re: Super Inox AP 'fake" silver 800 cutlery?
Thank you for posting your results.
~Cheryl
~Cheryl
- Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:02 pm
- Forum: Sterling Manufacturers ~ American after-1860
- Topic: Sterling mark never seen before:
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4617
Re: Sterling mark never seen before:
The pattern of the majority is Wilcox & Evertsen/International Silver's 'Beverly', introduced in 1910, the seafood forks appear to be the same maker's 'Lady Betty' pattern, introduced in 1920 - but your image is so fuzzy, hard to tell...
~Cheryl
~Cheryl
- Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:20 am
- Forum: London Hallmarks
- Topic: Tiny Onslow ladle - 'TW' stamped twice...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1169
Re: Tiny Onslow ladle - 'TW' stamped twice...
Thanks for looking, Trev. My thoughts are the same, and wonder what it might have been used for way back when - it holds a half-teaspoon (2.5 ml) to the rim, a bit of kitchen experimentation revealed nothing thicker than good olive oil poured out effectively... Since it's still here in the 'London' ...
- Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:09 am
- Forum: London Hallmarks
- Topic: Tiny Onslow ladle - 'TW' stamped twice...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1169
Re: Tiny Onslow ladle - 'TW' stamped twice...
Quick search at the V&A site doesn't find the pieces below, but does show mid 18th century condiment spoons/ladles of similar scale, along with condiment vases... From Ian Pickford's 'Silver Flatware, English, Irish and Scottish 1660-1980' (1983): https://i.postimg.cc/Y91prNxf/condiment-spoons-p...
- Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:55 pm
- Forum: London Hallmarks
- Topic: Tiny Onslow ladle - 'TW' stamped twice...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1169
Tiny Onslow ladle - 'TW' stamped twice...
I've had this very small Onslow pattern spouted ladle for a while now, it measures 9.1 cm long, the bowl 2.6 cm X 3.2 cm, 1 cm deep, and weighs 8 grams, it's nicely made, and even though it's so tiny, there are faint signs of the terminal being soldered on with a scarf joint. I've poked around for s...