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On the Globe there are Millions of marks! Hello » Mi-Chelle « Welcome to the Forum. By the contents of yours short commentary it isn't " clear " enough what do you like to express or like to know, at least for me. If you've another marks question as just this on » WP « = » William Pag...

Hello Keith One of the basics in Northern America is: If the item isn’t marked with » 925 « or » STERLING «, then it’s » Plated «. Well, there are some exemptions, when it is made e.g. before 1860 — time of » COIN « silver. If you take the time, to read former topics, then you would get some...

Hello » kahlheim « Welcome to the Forum. Please read the » Posting Requirements « - I’m still wondering that many hundreds per year don’t read it: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; There is also included a brief tutorial » Ho...

Made by José Ignacio Vargas Machuca from Madrid, in XVIII to XIX century. Hello John First I’ve a wish: Please add in yours future questions the dimensions of the item — maybe also the weight in gram too. It seems that yours smokers item (charcoal bowl, with handle to serve the neighbour too) is ma...

David-Andersen, Oslo, Norway

Hello »mhofer«

Please look here:

http://www.925-1000.com/david-andersen_marks.html

Kind regards silverport

It's maybe »Yogya« silver? Hello » aussiemick « You've assumed: »It was inherited and could possibly originate in the Netherlands.« Well, not in the Netherlands , but in the " Far East " - and here you could find some additional basic information on » Yogya « silver; and some links...

»UNIVERSUM« of »OKA« Hello » raizev « » OKA « stand for » OKA Besteckfabrik GmbH, Otto Kaltenbach , Altensteig/Schwarzwald, Germany« [ OKA Cutlery Factory Plc]. I assume that » UNIVERSUM « is maybe their pattern name for this (here incomplete shown) pattern — developed maybe for the peri...

»Not German« but »British« Hello » jlynn1 « Welcome to the Forum. By my experience and knowledge of European cutlery I may state: The here shown fruit knife isn’t » German «, but » British «. Seldom could you get German fruit knifes with a blade made from Silver (in this case: STERLING). M...

Welcome to the Club of the Curious Hello Will K Welcome to the Forum of » 925-1000 «; but also welcome to the Club of the Curious. I don’t know yours life experiences — if you’ve already in an early age said » me «, then you are also now being able to making good steps of enlarging yours persona...

Turner & Simpson Ltd., Birmingham, United Kingdom Hello » majik73 « ~ Welcome to the Forum. The shown mark is registered in 1961 for Turner & Simpson Ltd. , Birmingham, United Kingdom. The Birmingham Assay mark » U « is from the period 1969-1970 . Please let stay visible yours images as ...

French Plated Hollowware Hello » Granmaa « The Marks on yours Moustache Cup are in conformity of French Plated. 5G = 5 gram silver is guaranteed, to have been used for the single item being plated The other mark in a square cartouche is an incomplete struck maker's mark Kind regards silverport

Hello » Silver_surfer « Sorry there fore that I've spoiled yours X-mass dream. Yes I understand novices as well - but I had before already you requested, to describe the contents of the maker's mark too. Fore novices I repeat: Please explain also: What do you “ see ” inside of the cartouche (capit...

»Gebrauchsmuster» 114953 was granted from 21 April 1899 on. »Gebrauchsmuster» 155413 was granted from ? on. Hello » vistula « During a very short stay in my archive I’ve found a notice that a German » Gebrauchsmuster » (number 114953 ) was granted the protection from 21 April 1899 on. Betwee...

Hello » Silver_surfer « I hope that yours ego centred last commentary of today, isn't also a signal that you wouldn't contribute any more with a very CLEAR image of the maker's mark? Please understand, that » 925-1000 « isn't founded only for you; but it is also made for future readers too. We c...

Out of the ashes of WWII — Electro Plated Cutlery, made in Solingen, Germany Hello » agnovice « Welcome to the Forum. Yours wife has got from her grandparents a document of “ Germany’s out of the ashes of WWII ”. Solingen town and their industries, where this cutlery was made, was until 1945 destr...

Ring ASSAYED in Porto, Portugal in 1985 or later. Hello » Silver_surfer « » Qrt.S « already found out and stated correct: The here shown ring, made from silver of 835-1,000 fineness, is ASSAYED in Porto , Portugal in 1985 or later. This Porto Assay Office’s Assay mark was introduced in 1985 , fo...

Electro plated sugar shovel in classical Baguette style pattern. Hello Philip » Oel « has already suspected correct , that the sugar shovel is electro plated. She is without any indication, how many gram silver were used for the plating processing of the item; that could be 1 gram until about 3 gr...

Mill wheel Star = Martin Mayer, Mainz, Germany Hello Steve The here shown " maker's mark " is that of Martin Mayer , Mainz, Germany. Martin Mayer was a little manufactory with a broad range of little silver wares - but they were also wholesaler . So some of their products were made by othe...

A-K = in Vienna not registered retailer’s mark Hello » Zabette « The additional A-K mark is a not in Vienna registered retailer’s mark — the form of the cartouche (circled segments on left and right side) is either not in conformity of the Austro-Hungary maker’s mark system . This additional A-K m...

Heinrich Ecker, of Jarosinski & Vaugoin, Vienna Hello » Zabette « Welcome to the Forum. The maker’s mark you search for is that of Heinrich Ecker , of the Vienna cutlery and silver wares factory Jarosinski & Vaugoin . For reason of the » 3 Diana A « mark, the cutlery was assayed until 22...