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Hello, I have done some decent searching on the web, have searched this forum and others, and still cannot find some general information about the manufacturer of this silverplate handled serving tray I have. The marks on the back say Paramount Plate and EPNS and what looks like the numbers "5 ...

Exactly, Hose_dk. I'm in the marketing (advertising) industry as well and certainly the nostalgia and unique association of the piece is what would make it valuable to someone...especially if someone's grandparent or parent (even) once actually boarded the Rotterdam Lloyd.

Yes, Oel, I am doing that presently...waiting to hear back.

Oel, perhaps "insignia" is the wrong terminology. Yes, I suppose they were lifted by customers, that would make sense, but I've never seen anything like it in considerable online searching I've done.

CGA

Silverport, thank you. If the research I did do prior to posting is correct, the Stoomvaart Maatschappij (known as the Rotterdamsche Lloyd) was formed in 1875 and was then reformed in 1883 to "N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd." What I don't know is whether or not the same ship insignia as shown on...

Oh, my bad, sorry...just ignorant. Ok, anyone seen a piece like this before or possibly have some information on the history? Carmen Hello »cga« All in »925-1000« were friendly, polite and helped you as quick as possible. You've got all for free! So, please accept the rules of » 925-1000 «. ht...

Thanks to all who replied. Here is an image of the item I am addressing in this post. Anyone have any idea of the possible value/rarity of this piece (if it is rare at all)?

http://commissionarts.com/photos/Rotter ... ay_web.jpg

Thanks.

CGA

Thanks for your reply, Oel. I read that the Gero silver plated items had a twin tower assay mark on them (up until 1928). This piece doesn't have the towers. So what does the "S" stand for? Hi, Your dish has been silver plated. 90 indicates the amount of pure silver 90 grams, used to silve...

I'm pretty sure that the mark is for Gerofabriek NV (not sure what "NV" stands for) and that the "S" means it's sterling silver and the 90 means 90 grams of the silver (what I'm guessing is coin silver) were used on the dish. What's a mystery to me is what the "B" in th...