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Sheffield 1905 silver spoon with strange mark.

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 7:46 pm
by RedMask
Hello forum.
Just got this spoon.
Never seen this marking before, it looks like chinese(?)
Any idea what this may be?

Thanks.

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Re: Sheffield 1905 silver spoon with strange mark.

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 4:50 am
by dognose
Hi RedMask,

It looks like a British Registry Design mark.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/registry.html

Trev.

Re: Sheffield 1905 silver spoon with strange mark.

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:44 am
by AG2012
Hi,
Looks like 1905. ``Diamond`` code that late ?
Regards

Re: Sheffield 1905 silver spoon with strange mark.

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 12:33 pm
by dognose
Hi AG2012,

The design mark could well have been part of the original die and would appear on all pieces regardless of the year that they were struck.

Trev.