Swedish hallmark - question!

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ds1969
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Swedish hallmark - question!

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The Swedish salt shaker in 1945.
Silver, gilding.
The first five hallmarks are clear, but what is the last hallmark? What does it mean?

I will be grateful for the help.

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I ask for advice: what is this object, what is its purpose.
Silver, gilding, Sweden, 1945. Manufacturer - GAB.
The size is very small: a small spoon - 4 cm, the main part - 5.5 cm.
The seller thought it was a salt shaker.
On eBay sold the same thing without a small spoon - there the seller thought it was the Tea Caddy Spoon.
But this is not the Tea Caddy Spoon, since a small spoon is never attached to the Tea Caddy Spoon.

Maybe because in the design of fish - is it an accessory for a fish table?

I will be grateful for the tips.
I could not find anything similar on the Internet.

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AG2012
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Re: Swedish hallmark - question!

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Hi,
At this size only open salt cellar makes sense.
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Re: Swedish hallmark - question!

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dds1969
The mark you refer to is the family arms of the Swedish Wasa family. It shows a sheaf. GAB is not a "maker" in person, it is Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, a company, and the Wasa sheaf is their trade mark/logo often but not always seen punched on their products.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Vasa
look at the center of the family arms and you see the sheaf.
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Re: Swedish hallmark - question!

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Qrt.S wrote:dds1969
The mark you refer to is the family arms of the Swedish Wasa family. It shows a sheaf. GAB is not a "maker" in person, it is Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, a company, and the Wasa sheaf is their trade mark/logo often but not always seen punched on their products.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Vasa
look at the center of the family arms and you see the sheaf.
Tnanks!
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