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By the way, if it's not clear by the picture, the makers initials are ARD.

I have a French fish slice which has the Minerva mark on the handle, and a makers mark on the handle and blade. Does anyone recognise the maker? Also is the blade likely to be silver as this is marked with the makers mark only? Any help greatly appreciated. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/sup...

Many thanks Trev.

Hi all, As the title, I would be grateful if anyone can anyone advise on the origin of this fork.

Many thanks everyone for the replies.

If it indeed was produced over here, would it still be classed as foreign and therefore require the F hallmark?

Hi, I have this fish serving fork with full London hallmarks. It is made by Gorham Manufacturing Co, the American firm who I believe had a factory in Birmingham. What is confusing me is that it appears to have two distinctive date letter marks. Has anybody come across this before, or is it quite a c...

Difficult to make out, but could be Elkington & Co.

Many thanks for that information Margaux.

Just a thought, could it be that in this year the duty payment went to parliament rather than to the monarch?

I would be grateful if anyone could confirm if this mark on this toothpick holder is French.

Thanks Trev, would it be correct to describe it as Old Sheffield Plate?
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Hi, I would be most grateful for any help in identifying the origin of these hallmarks on this silver meat skewer

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I would be grateful for any help in identifying the marks on this snuff box. It only has the makers mark and the lion passant, it looks to be Circa 1800. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/supermezz/PICT6439.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://img.photobucket.com/...