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Here is the mark in Flynt & Fales...

There is also a William Whittemore who worked up until 1775 in Kittery Maine. His mark in Flynt & Fales is very, very close to the one on this spoon.

https://www.americansilversmiths.org/ma ... /38717.htm

Here is a pic of the shell. It is somewhat unique. There was a William Ward who worked in CT around this time and while his documented WW mark is different, his other mark has a very similar font style for the W along with pellet location. https://www.americansilversmiths.org/makers/silversmiths/578...

Have a colonial era spoon - possibly circa 1770's, double punched with mark of W.W that is separated by a design element. Has a shell back bowl and is approx. 8" long. Can not find this mark and would appreciate learning who it is if anyone knows... https://i.postimg.cc/jdLK0rky/ww1.jpg https:/...

Yes, very similar.

I was hoping it was a seldom seen mark by Benjamin Pierpont...

Thank you for the info. I have seen one other spoon marked this way and it also fell within Mr. Prince's working dates. So far he is the top contender...

Mark on old spoon - est. 1770's - 1780's maybe - BP. Unable to find this exact mark and wonder if anyone might know who the maker is...

I personally don't think the L is exact. They may have used the same font but it is slightly different, especially at the top of the L for Browne.

This sounds like a question for WEV...

Just based on the sheer number of unknown and undocumented silver marks - I am inclined to think this is probably someone else. Close only counts in horseshoes.

Someone told me this is a "Wolfs Head Erased" and that since there is no family info or motto attached that it is likely impossible to determine what family it was made for - unless there are others from the set previously tied to a specific family.

I have an American coin silver spoon from about 1795 that has this armorial on it. How do you go about identifying what this is (wolf? dog? other?) and potentially what family it belongs to? To me it looks like this is maybe a howling wolf. Tks https://i.postimg.cc/d0x6ss5J/armorial.jpg

I thought it might be American - but not sure.

Another unknown mark on a 8.25" serving spoon - SC. Looks like there might be a pellet between the two letters along with one above also - or maybe that is a flaw in the die. https://i.postimg.cc/gJscqhrw/sc2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/G2dhyK3w/sc3.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/7hLHBLTK/sc1.jpg

Trying to track down the maker of this serving spoon. It looks like either IR or LR. Guessing it dates from late 1700's.

Trying to figure out this image posting... apologies..

Wonder if anyone would know who "JR" is. On a 9" serving spoon. Tks.

https://imgur.com/a/8BaYIor
https://imgur.com/a/gamVQrH

That's a tough one. My guess is that it might be continental based on the style of the drop and it's overall form. It looks foreign -- or foreign influenced -- based on what I have come across in the past. French /German maybe? Just a guess.

Would anyone know if there is a book on early American engravers (pre 1850) and who they did work for?