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Does anyone know of the existence of other forged pieces out there by Twinam? The information I have seen on line says that all confiscated items were melted down.

I am as they say "Across the pond" in New York, so (at the risk of being edited again) will say that I don't believe the Hallmarking Act will apply. I really came on here to identify the maker, and got much more than I bargained for. Now I have a pair of infamous castors.

Thank for the info, I think they are probably the work of Charles Twinam. He seemed to have the letter "h" stamp and the TP stamp as well. They certainly seem to be sterling. They belonged to my aunt, who passed away around 14 years ago, and most likely belonged to her parents. I disagree ...

From what I can make out, the marks are a crowned lepard head for London; an "h" for 1783; a lion for sterling; and a TP as the maker mark. I'm not even sure what these are? They look like giant salt shakers, but I don't think they had salt shakers back in 1783. The maker mark is not liste...