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Thank you all so much for the suggestions! You've all put out some great points. This really leads me to believe that this is a George Sharp piece.

Nice!! I'm glad you found some that fit. Maybe I'll have some of your luck cause I'm surely not getting any of your matchboxes lol.

Dragonflywink, Thank you so much for your imput. I was able to find silversmiths by both names Archer & Bowman but with very limited patterns for me to compare to. Nothing I found for them matched the type of design style I have so I'm going to assume they are not made by either. Thank you for y...

Researched the names suggested by Traintime to no avail. Thank you for any further ideas or suggestions as I will research any possible leads.

I also had a few of these match boxes. Like yourself I have run in to the issue of finding the right size box for the silver case. Seems finding them that size is quite the feat. That being said, my match box and case are now a permanent decoration. Hope you're able to find them for yourself at least.

Hi Traintime, The "O" you are referring to is the point at which the dog applique was placed on the reverse side. I will definitely research the other information you provided. Thank you for the suggestion, at this point I will take any help I can get with this piece.

Thank you for the reply, here is a side view. Gorham,Hound was the only pattern I could come up with that had the same hound applique even though the position is different. These tongs have really stumped me.

I'm very new to this so I hope I've gotten the images right this time. Here are two pictures of the tongs that I am seeking help with.

Thank you for the information.. I'll try to get the pictures right and repost them.

Any help or suggestions about these tongs would be so helpful. I've been researching them for over a month yet can't find any information on them. They are 12 1/4" from tip to tip. The only marking I can find is "Sterling" on the inside of both sides. I thought Hound by Gorham at firs...