Thank you!
The crown and lion fooled me into thinking it was British.
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- Fri May 30, 2025 5:07 am
- Forum: Sterling Manufacturers ~ American after-1860
- Topic: Is this Sheffield?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 645
- Thu May 29, 2025 4:34 pm
- Forum: Sterling Manufacturers ~ American after-1860
- Topic: Is this Sheffield?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 645
Is this Sheffield?
Can someone tell me whether or not this is Sheffield.
It has a crown and a lion but there is a letter in the middle instead of the end?


It has a crown and a lion but there is a letter in the middle instead of the end?


- Tue May 06, 2025 10:30 am
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Spoon Usage?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 493
Spoon Usage?
I have a recently acquired spoon. It is Blackinton Sterling. Replacements calls the pattern BLS7.
It is 5 3/8" long. It has some brite-cut at the edge of the bowl. The bowl looks as if it may have had gold gilt at one time.
I was thinking of infant feeding spoon or parfait spoon. But if it had the ...
It is 5 3/8" long. It has some brite-cut at the edge of the bowl. The bowl looks as if it may have had gold gilt at one time.
I was thinking of infant feeding spoon or parfait spoon. But if it had the ...
- Sun May 04, 2025 6:32 am
- Forum: Flatware Pattern Identification
- Topic: Does this Wallace Souvenir Spoon have a pattern name?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 432
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:22 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Schulz & Fisher "FARALONE" Soup Ladle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 17713
Re: Schulz & Fisher "FARALONE" Soup Ladle
Very interesting story. Thank you for sharing!
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Schulz & Fisher "FARALONE" Soup Ladle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 17713
Schulz & Fisher "FARALONE" Soup Ladle
I just acquired a magnificent soup ladle by Schulz & Fisher in their "FARALONE" pattern. It is 13 1/4" in length.
Obviously I am not asking for identification but do have a question.
I wondered about the name Faralone and its origin. So I looked up the word and found that there are islands
just off ...
Obviously I am not asking for identification but do have a question.
I wondered about the name Faralone and its origin. So I looked up the word and found that there are islands
just off ...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:44 am
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: Mystery Hallmark
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10325
Re: Mystery Hallmark
That's it! Thank you very much.
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:33 pm
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: Mystery Hallmark
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10325
Mystery Hallmark
I am hoping some sharp eyed reader can identify this hallmark for me.
It is on a piece of hollowware. It says STERLING so I assume it is American.

It is on a piece of hollowware. It says STERLING so I assume it is American.

- Tue Dec 26, 2023 5:24 am
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: Black Starr & Frost Strange Hallmark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13415
Re: Black Starr & Frost Strange Hallmark
WOW! You are a fountain of information. Thank you so much.
I woke up in the middle of the night after posting and it hit me
that Black Starr & Frost were likely the vendors and some other
company was the manufacturer.
Jim
P.S. Thanks also for the referral to that hallmark site which I
had never ...
I woke up in the middle of the night after posting and it hit me
that Black Starr & Frost were likely the vendors and some other
company was the manufacturer.
Jim
P.S. Thanks also for the referral to that hallmark site which I
had never ...
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:26 pm
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: Black Starr & Frost Strange Hallmark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13415
Black Starr & Frost Strange Hallmark
I have a gravy boat marked Black Starr & Frost. It says nothing about Gorham.
It has a hallmark that is different from any BS & T hallmarks that I have found in reference books.
Can anyone tell me more about the hallmark? Thank you!

It has a hallmark that is different from any BS & T hallmarks that I have found in reference books.
Can anyone tell me more about the hallmark? Thank you!

- Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:31 am
- Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
- Topic: Another Hallmark Mystery to me
- Replies: 3
- Views: 23696
Re: Another Hallmark Mystery to me
Hi Peter:
That sounds like a very good suggestion.
It is a very old spoon and I see absolutely no wear through of plate in the typical areas.
Thank you!
Jim
That sounds like a very good suggestion.
It is a very old spoon and I see absolutely no wear through of plate in the typical areas.
Thank you!
Jim
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:21 pm
- Forum: German, French, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian or Other - Single Image
- Topic: Another Hallmark Mystery to me
- Replies: 3
- Views: 23696
Another Hallmark Mystery to me
I don't know for fact but suspect this spoon is plate.
Given the crown in the mark I doubt if it American.
Does anyone recognize this? Thanks in advance.

Given the crown in the mark I doubt if it American.
Does anyone recognize this? Thanks in advance.

- Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:14 am
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: Please Help Indentify a Hallmark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16306
Re: Please Help Indentify a Hallmark
Thank you so much!
I looked at that link and wasn't so sure but went to another web site that showed a clearer picture and you are spot on.
Happy to know the answer.
I looked at that link and wasn't so sure but went to another web site that showed a clearer picture and you are spot on.
Happy to know the answer.
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:29 pm
- Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
- Topic: Unable to find this hallmark
- Replies: 0
- Views: 28848
Unable to find this hallmark
This hallmark is on a spoon.
It sort of looks like silver from the coin silver era but feels more like plate.
I have searched high and low with no success to find this hallmark.
Can anyone help?

It sort of looks like silver from the coin silver era but feels more like plate.
I have searched high and low with no success to find this hallmark.
Can anyone help?

- Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: Please Help Indentify a Hallmark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16306
Re: Please Help Indentify a Hallmark
Thank you to all who helped get my image online.
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:07 pm
- Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
- Topic: Please Help Indentify a Hallmark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16306
Please Help Indentify a Hallmark
I have run across this hallmark - mystery to me.
Can anyone identify it?
Thank you.

Can anyone identify it?
Thank you.
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 4:07 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Type of Fork?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 18553
Re: Type of Fork?
I stand corrected. I researched a few more International patterns from around 1900 and
found that Avalon has an identical fork which is referred to as a sardine fork.
found that Avalon has an identical fork which is referred to as a sardine fork.
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 4:00 pm
- Forum: Mystery Objects
- Topic: Type of Fork?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 18553
Type of Fork?
My questions is not one of identifying a hallmark as I know what it is.
This is an International "Stratford" fork c.1902
It is a 6" fork and looks like a miniature salad serving fork.
I have looked on several sites and it is not the same as what they call
a sardine fork and is shorter an different ...
This is an International "Stratford" fork c.1902
It is a 6" fork and looks like a miniature salad serving fork.
I have looked on several sites and it is not the same as what they call
a sardine fork and is shorter an different ...
- Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:26 am
- Forum: Flatware Pattern Identification
- Topic: Gorham - Paris "Look Alike"
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1493
Re: Gorham - Paris "Look Alike"
I did a bit more searching and found a number of additional photos of this spoon.
Apparently it is a large serving spoon with a gold wash bowl.
It is Gorham and shows a patent date of 1901 - the same as Paris.


Apparently it is a large serving spoon with a gold wash bowl.
It is Gorham and shows a patent date of 1901 - the same as Paris.


- Sat Jun 04, 2022 6:44 am
- Forum: Flatware Pattern Identification
- Topic: Gorham - Paris "Look Alike"
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1493
Re: Gorham - Paris "Look Alike"
Sadly, that is all I have.
Thank you both for your efforts.
Thank you both for your efforts.