c.1800 Spoon Maker A*G

Post by **Granmaa** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:04 pm

Does anyone recognise this mark? If it weren't for the lack of hallmarks I would have placed this in London.

Miles

.

MCB · Post by **MCB** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:02 am

Hello Miles,

A note in my lists of makers records an attribution of AG in a rectangle with a star on a 1785 spoon to the Edinburgh maker Alexander Gardiner or Gairdner. Unfortunately there's no cross reference to where that information came from to point you to a reference book. The mark doesn't appear on the Edinburgh web site of makers so at best the attribution is a possible.

Mike
.

Post by **Granmaa** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:13 pm

Thank you, Mike.
A possible is always better than nothing.

Miles
.

Tongtwister · Post by **Tongtwister** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:11 am

Hi Miles,

Have a look at

http://www.silversugartongs.com/edinbur ... G1785a.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Whilst I may be wrong, I have attributed this mark to Alexander Gairdner. As with Mike, I am not sure how I arrived at this conclusion!!

Regards
Graham
.

buckler · Post by **buckler** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:27 am

Graham , I suspect that the mark to which you refer is your collection tongs number AGX85200407 . It's virtually sure to the same makers mark as this spoon and as it has a duty mark and a thistle confirms , this mark is almost certainly Scots. Certainly the tongs are! But you attribute the ELG also on the same tongs to a retailer's mark. I would be a bit optimistic and suggest this could be an Elgin smith assaying in Edinburgh.
.