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- Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:42 am
- Forum: Middle East
- Topic: Unknown Marks on Beakers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2760
Re: Unknown Marks on Beakers
Turkish Assay marks. Hello » eleazar « The marks are Turkish Assay marks . Yours image of marks is to much little for examination of details - please place another, very clear image! But please not an enlarged version of the existing file! The line marks on the bottom are resulting from the Assaye...
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:04 am
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: unknown mark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3681
Re: unknown mark
»H. Janssen & Co« = They were workshop for Silver, Jeweller, and Retailer. Hello In the history of the Hamburg Guild of Gold- and Silversmiths until 1468/1469 they’ve had 12 Master workshops only. In a latter period, on 6 February 1579 a Warden’s workshop was added (e.g. for Jacob Mores I ). T...
- Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:30 am
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: unknown mark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3681
Re: unknown mark
First mark = Concession mark; HJ&Co = H. Janssen & Co, Juweliere, Steinstr. 19 Hello Ringo Through rain intrusion, many books of my library and other items are damaged or destroyed — well, St. Peter and his team must deliver the shower- and coffee-water before the season, and not as today us...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:31 pm
- Forum: London Hallmarks
- Topic: Some marks on my chamberstick I am curious about...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3984
Re: Some marks on my chamberstick I am curious about...
Maybe the scratches are price indications? Hello » yelocrab « It seems to me that there is some similarity between yours case of scratch marks, and an other topic which was placed some days ago. Please look here (scroll more or less down to the end): http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:01 pm
- Forum: German Silver
- Topic: Vienna Silver mark - beautiful piece
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4702
Re: Vienna Silver mark - beautiful piece
Hello Yes, as » ARGENTUM49 « has already mentioned: It's 13 Loth = 812.5-1,000 fineness. I read as maker's name: Schiffer I read as year indication: 1839 (Compared the missing upper right material, and set it in relation to the then usual form of the cipher 3 . Well it could be also the cipher 5 -...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:59 pm
- Forum: Sterling Manufacturers ~ American after-1860
- Topic: 19thC Mirror Sterling, date? maker?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1599
Re: 19thC Mirror Sterling, date? maker?
»Gorham« 1897 Hello Andy Welcome to the Forum. Please look here: http://www.925-1000.com/Gorham_Date_Code.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The maker's mark isn't struck complet e - it is the maker's mark of » Gorham ... «. The » trident « is the 1897 production dat...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:46 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: German(?) flatware. Identify manufacturer and pattern
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3453
Re: German(?) flatware. Identify manufacturer and pattern
Hello » magilner « I haven't any information that » GRADE « is still in business? Maybe the trade marks were taken over by competitors — or they became part of a merger? Now already the big German competitor » WMF « becomes more and more only cutlery distributor — what should then the others a...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:08 pm
- Forum: Scandinavian Silver
- Topic: Jensen acorn carving set knockoff?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1890
Re: Jensen acorn carving set knockoff?
»Free loaders«, »Parasites« or »Counterfeiter« are being always near! Hello » tr888 « » Free loaders «, » Parasites « or » Counterfeiter « are being always near, where some body is a leader or has success in the market. I don't know when and where this (not human's only) behaviour has ...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:20 am
- Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
- Topic: unidentified town mark on a silver jug. help needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2099
Re: unidentified town mark on a silver jug. help needed
But what is the content of the little mark on the left side? Hello » Stantheman « Hello » blakstone « » Stantheman «, what is the content of the little mark on the left side? May I request you, please describe their content too . Past night when I’ve got notice from the question, I’ve had the ...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:10 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: German(?) flatware. Identify manufacturer and pattern
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3453
Re: German(?) flatware. Identify manufacturer and pattern
Hello » magilner « Thank you for yours additional information. For in the future placed questions, please remember to add: Give the dimensions , e.g. at least the length of the item, the weight ... Images of all visible marks; at least describe them too in yours description . Please read this basi...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:49 pm
- Forum: Dutch Silver
- Topic: Dutch (?) export spoon with unknown hallmark
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2630
Re: Dutch (?) export spoon with unknown hallmark
»HH« isn't crowned! Hello » Couperus « Welcome to the Forum. The » HH « mark isn't crowned! If you observe very well the maker's mark, you would see that the ' crown ' isn't part of the maker's mark, but by incidence part of the surface. » HH « is the maker's mark of the still existing » Sc...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:30 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: German(?) flatware. Identify manufacturer and pattern
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3453
Re: German(?) flatware. Identify manufacturer and pattern
»GRADE« Plated cutlery = Grah & Deppmeyer, Besteckfabrik, Solingen, Germany. Hello » magilner « Welcome to the Forum. Yours knives have an indication from » GRADE « = Grah & Deppmeyer , Besteckfabrik, Felder Str. 41, Postfach 926, Solingen, Germany. (Besteckfabrik = cutlery factory) Th...
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:35 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: ID odd pearl handled table knife...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6729
Re: ID odd pearl handled table knife...
Hello Here I show a Butter knife and Cheese knife from the same producer — but the Cheese knife blade isn’t their usual version ; maybe that’s a version made for the French market? But be attend, these are servers only! They aren’t the individual’s cutlery for spreading butter or cheese on bread. ht...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:45 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: ID odd pearl handled table knife...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6729
Re: ID odd pearl handled table knife...
Hello Here I like to show you types of » caviar knifes « from » August Wellner Söhne AG «, one of the big German cutlery and hollowware’s producer. Their cutlery and hollowware was almost made from plated Nickel-Silver — but it was even so possible to get the same model be made from precious al...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:30 am
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Help with Hallmark on soup ladle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2648
Re: Help with Hallmark on soup ladle
Some thing maybe ‘similar’ but is often not ‘similar’! Hello Leonor It’s very nice that you’ve already developed the ability to make also yours own research here and there — Congratulations! I had requested you to read the explanations on » Plate numbers «: http://www.925-1000.com/a_platenumbers.h...
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:29 am
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Need help on identifying marks on old spoons
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5995
Re: Need help on identifying marks on old spoons
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- Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:20 pm
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: Antique Bracelet
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4326
Re: Antique Bracelet
Hello » Butterflylady « Hello » ARGENTUM49 « It isn't " gold wash " - a correct (!) » White calibration « before taking the photo wasn't done? If you like to see the differences between " gold wash " and » White calibration «, please study the images of 'before' and 'afte...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:15 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Need help on identifying marks on old spoons
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5995
Re: Need help on identifying marks on old spoons
Hello » rinoa2011 « Indeed are spoons with a form of bowl like yours, and a length of 4 3/8 inch (= around 11 cm) from several European cutlery producers classified as » egg spoon « - or if they’ve a shallow bowl , as » ice spoons «. But as I’ve already mentioned, they wouldn’t spoil to enjoy ...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:40 am
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Help with Hallmark on soup ladle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2648
Re: Help with Hallmark on soup ladle
French silver plated ladle. Hello Leonor Welcome to the Forum. Sorry, yours ladle isn't » COIN « silver - but a plated French article. The Hallmark on yours ladle isn't a » Hallmark « - it's a French maker's mark. In France are all maker's marks of plated articles in a square cartouche, or the n...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:20 am
- Forum: European Jewelry
- Topic: Help identifying a cross with hallmark
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1597
Re: Help identifying a cross with hallmark
British Registered Design Hello » vagon « Welcome to the Forum. The mark on yours cross isn't a » Hallmark « - it is the British sign, that that design is registered (Copyrighted) . Please look here: http://www.925-1000.com/registry.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I...