Need help w/ item ID & date mark

Guderian · Post by **Guderian** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:50 pm

I picked these up in a sterling lot a few weeks ago, and I wanted to get a positive ID on exactly what they were. My first guess was a set of individual salts, but now I'm leaning towards some kind of inserts. I also need some help on the date mark. I thinks it's a lower case "r" (1905), but it could also be a "c" (1895). And lastly, any help with the maker's mark would be appreciated. Thanks.

Post by **Granmaa** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:07 pm

To my eyes, it lacks the top left line of the r which is so prominent in that particular set of Sheffield marks. I'd go with 1895.

Post by **2209patrick** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:12 pm

The maker's mark could be SF over WS. That mark was used by the Fenton Brothers, Sheffield, England ( 1891-1895).