www.925-1000.com

super. thanks, Trev.

this fork is silver plated not only by visual perceptions but by tactile too... i've got most answers to what i was looking for and liked the forum. thank you all. will be back someday.

anyway... first letter pretty obvious "w" - say, it means "william"...
second one : Gothic 'h"? or "k"?; third: triangle with curls?; fourth: looks like distinctive "A"; fifth: gothic "p"? stands for "plated"?

Trev et al:
Happy new year folks!
Thank you very much for the input and very interesting discussion. Appreciate everyones' comments and links. Very informative and gives you food for thought. Although will take me to investigate the subject further...

please can anyone identify if this fork was made of silver? who is the maker? country of origin? what are those stamps stand for? couldn't find an answer so far... thanks a lot!