I reached out to The Pewter Society (pewtersociety.org) and got the following response:
"The touch mark is reminiscent of the Coat of Arms of Jönköping which is a city on Lake Vattern, Sweden. The maker TS is not listed for that location in my Swedish reference book for antique pewter or anywhere ...
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- Sat Nov 30, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Oil Lamp
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- Sat Nov 30, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: 1500-1700 Hamburg or pseudo mark?
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Re: 1500-1700 Hamburg or pseudo mark?
I have an old oil lamp with the same marking. I reached out to The Pewter Society (pewtersociety.org) and got the following response:
"The touch mark is reminiscent of the Coat of Arms of Jönköping which is a city on Lake Vattern, Sweden. The maker TS is not listed for that location in my Swedish ...
"The touch mark is reminiscent of the Coat of Arms of Jönköping which is a city on Lake Vattern, Sweden. The maker TS is not listed for that location in my Swedish ...
- Fri Nov 22, 2024 5:10 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Oil Lamp
- Replies: 4
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Re: 1500-1700 Hamburg or pseudo mark?
Any idea where it came from, or how old it is?
- Fri Nov 22, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
- Topic: Oil Lamp
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Oil Lamp
I inherited this old oil lamp from my father. He was originally from Sweden. He was a merchant mariner in the 1960's, so there's no telling how he ended up with it. I have been sleuthing to try and figure out some history on this piece, to no avail. Disclaimer: I don't know anything about antiques ...