Hello, Sauce ladle is pattern 690 , be Plated; made by Koch & Bergfeld , Bremen, Germany. This pattern was introduced on the market in 1931 . Whole range of cutlery (knives, forks, spoons …) in this pattern 690 was still available and in production end of 20th century. 90 = 90 g silver on 12 tab...
Hello Johanna Gehrlein, in her famous researched book of »Rosen-Bestecke« (Rose pattern cutlery), has researched in at least 100 Archives of Cutlery Production Company and that of some wholesalers to. Her report in her description, of this kind of server’s, is always to be a »cheese pick«. This ...
Hello Berndorf candelabra made — at least plated — in Esslingen [/b] branch of Berndorf ( B = Berndorf, key = Esslingen town symbol, E = Esslingen). «Esslingen am Neckar» is an very old town of Württemberg, Germany. Metal ware factory started there in begin of XIX century by C.C.U. Deffner , who ...
Hello Ben Now - more then a half year later — I saw by incidence yours question on maker A.WOLTZ . Well, let’s start with a joke: Yes, he is the maker — of his struck! He has bought from a toolmaker some thing, a little bit similar like this: ZTLOW.A and from Vereinigte Silberwarenfabriken (United S...
Hello Yours bracelet mark's signification is: Sword = Hallmark , in use for little objects; both fineness: 1 (.925) and 2 (.835) - Time range: 26 Dec. 1813 - 1 Jan. 1906. Symmetric frame = Duty stamp ; 1 (1 to 5 gram), 2 (6 to 10 gram), 3 (11 to 15 g) ... each 5 gram more is following number, until ...
Hello I've in my cutlery collection a letter opener with same handle, made in tin alloy with medium contents of tin - a souvenir from Norway. I guess, a tourist brought it to there - and your son, another tourist brought it from there. Sure: Knife isn't 80 year old - maybe 10 % of that age = 8 year ...
Hello Letter Σ isn't Cyrillic. In Greece existed until the years 30 of last century no general rules - every maker had to register his mark to the local police and had to follow their local individual rules for precious metal (fineness) and production. Cyprus belonged until 24 July 1923 formal to t...
Hello Amanda Welcome to this Forum; and with your question to. If there is only one mark — as in your case it seem to be —, and by this kind of pseudo antique product range, normally all “alarm bells” should ring very loud and there should be “red alert”! — Especially women’s money is then in a dang...
Hello In mentioned compendium (p. 195) «Verkaufsgeschäfte» (retailer) is Fr. Vetterlein one of four retailer in Döbeln (Kgr. Sachsen) 17,700 inhabitants. Johnsen, Joh. Gaudich, M. Köberlin, Gebr. Vetterlein, Fr. G.BORMANN was one from eleven retailer in Chemnitz (Kgr. Sachsen) 206,900 inhabitan...
Hello Maker's mark is a tool (divider with individually fixed position of compass points) used by mechanics (e.g. tin and die maker) to make a visible and precise circle on a surface - most times on tin or other metal. In a compendium (1903, p.38, nr. 999 and advertising p. 68a - silver factories) i...
Hello In K.C. Jones compendium on Birmingham maker's is mentioned (p. 308) only Bishton Ltd. - their mark registered in March 1945, with other frame and content - was founded in 1889 by Thomas Bishton. There is no mark shown belonging to Bishton & Fletcher. Well it could be that this 1981 publis...
Hello Pat's answer on mark B&F is correct! His scann include mark's year of registration - not as interpreted maybe by others, be year of letter X. It's already mentioned by salmoned and user701 that year mark X signification is 1897 (look also to little bit bigger cut of frame's lower right cor...
Hello Kittlitz "workshop" was 1903 still active as retailer: Address: A. Kittlitz, Inh. (owner) A. Steffelbauer, Gesekusplatz 1, Königsberg (in Prussia). But look also to this new discussion topic in «925-1000» on "handmade? " cutlery (especially spoon !): http://www.925-1000....
Hello «Zeitzschel» & Co. unmasked?! By time and while, drops by drops, enter collectors and researchers brain worldwide, that from prehistory on there were not only makers and co operations; but also wholesaler and retailer, who have marked pieces before sale. Problem for many researcher in pa...
Hello Object looks like made in pewter alloy »Britannia» and then after be plated - on some places silver plate has gone and surface of basic material is visible. Shown number would be model number (or maybe year of production?). This kind of products was en vogue especially in last quarter XIX ce...
Hello, please allow a Correction! Maker’s mark WL, combined with Hanau rafter’s shield, be came in use not 1934 (!) but from 1950 on. With more patience I’ve study now more detailed Wilhelm Ludwig history. In the book above mentioned (ISBN 978-3-9813273-0-4) on page 74, pict. 3 is shown former maker...