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There are more marks visible! Hello Sorry I know it from my own beginnings, that’s a typical problem of to be a New-be — that it seems to be impossible to “see” the single trees (marks). The »801« or »108« mark you’ve found is not the only one on the item, I guess is the model number — I think, ...

Hello Larry The »I« indication seems to be in this case an indication of the used basic material, a nickel-silver-alloy of 1st grade = the contents of nickel is at least 10 %, or more (every producer has had an own classification; until e.g. 20 %) of the total alloy. After being electro galvanic p...

Anonymous souvenir spoon — individualized for the Island »Marken« Hello Alvin Yours » Windmill « souvenir spoon is a mass product of one of the Dutch workshops, specialised in Souvenir articles (e.g. spoons …). They are almost produced by sand casting — in non precious metal (e.g. brass or nicke...

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It's maybe a wick container, and the tube used as handle, to pull a wick through the barrel of a rifle - to clean up the barrel?

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Maybe a cream skim ladle? — I ”see” 13 loth and 1857. Hello » Hose_dk « In my childhood I saw this kind of sifter be used to skim the cream from milk — there for it was necessary that the sifter’s holes were very fine, to let pass only the milk of skimmed consistence. But as you know, many items a...

Hello Welcome to the Forum. As you already know, yours photos aren't very informative. Maybe it isn't a problem of yours camera - but you haven't read again the manual? Also with (digital) cameras without » macro « function, you could make informative photos: Take pictures in the nearest position ...

I don't "see" a Portuguese "wild boar" mark - maybe I'm blind? Hello » vadmaster « I request you kindly to let me know where these marks are struck. Are all here shown marks struck on each piece? Are all marks struck on the back side of the stems? Or maybe some marks on the bac...

The triangle in a tulip like shield = »Triple Plate« by Thomas White. Hello Julie In general: Observations from whomever, that some thing like to be » very heavy « are subjective only! Yours tray (it’s a pity, the dimensions aren’t given by you) is made from plated Nickel Silver . Nickel silver ...

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Every detail of marks is important for identification - please add clear images of marks which could be enlarged.

In advance I thank you for yours comprehension and cooperation.

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Bowl made by the Silver wares factory »Pedro Durán«, Madrid, Spain. Hello » alvin4life « Welcome to the Forum. Please look to this topic: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=21812" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The signature is that from the company's founder,...

Made by »De Smet« (the Smith) in Brussels — date unknown. Hello » Paraf « Welcome to the Forum. Yours children’s learn spoon was made by the Belgium factory » De Smet « from Brussels. Etablissements De Smet, 153 Chausée de Anvers, Brussels, Belgium. The signification of the cipher 2 in a squa...

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Welcome to the Forum.

Sorry, I'm in hurry. I saw only the first of yours picture a second; the marks seems to be from Malta.

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P.S. If in between you don't get more information, I would come back - but it´s a pity, I haven't any guide on Maltesian makers.

Well, it could be that this little container is elder as supposed. Hello Mali I haven’t American hollowware catalogues — and it’s a pity, that » google « select the viewer of their stored books; so I couldn’t see them, because my computers internet signals, also on bypasses, inform their Host: »N...

Hello Pierre The barrel shaped mark is the maker’s mark — but I don’t know the identity. From yours image isn’t easy to identify the mark — if it is the first time being seen. The letter on the left side is in the shadow — maybe it is an N or a Y? The cup is sufficient visible. But the right letter,...

Thank you for the » flowers « ! Hello Karen During my military service I’ve taught me to could “ see ” and read more: Upside down text, mirrored, mirrored upside down — that was also with maps very helpful as messenger; you know maps are printed North “ oriented ”. Graphic became later my second p...

Wm. B. Durgin Co.

Hello Karen

Please look here (right side column): http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_D2.html

and here: http://www.925-1000.com/ax_durgin.html

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The used basic material of plated ware is in France also visual indicated. Hello Peter Welcome to the Forum. Maybe yours question wasn’t of any actuality until yet — well I’m not an » only silver « wares collector; also in plated I could find very interesting styled objects, as like yours tray, po...

Crowns symbol and Monograms Hello » Postnikov « et all Thank you especially for this contribution — it would enlighten some dark if been confronted with Engravings of Crowns and Monograms. Little notice for the readers: That was a brief guide line in a “field” of much more complexity as maybe ever...

Hello » QrtS « I’m so sorry on my mistake. In my mind it wasn’t clear enough, that already you’ve really excluded other possibilities. First I was thinking to write » Baltic Sea area « - but then maybe could come a protest of other collectors, that the item isn’t a » Captains spoon «, and even...

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Sorry, what do you think on the thousands of thousand hours we are donating for search, research, and answer?

Sorry again.

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