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Sure enough! It is Anjou. I read the wrong line on the site I went to for a reference. I am very sorry if I caused any confusion.
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The incised mark looks like 1835 R Wallace. There is pattern that is attributed to 1847 Rogers Bros that is called Ancestral and looks very much like your knife's pattern.
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John J Brown of Andover, Massachusetts is listed under the heading Watches, Jewelry &c. in the 1856 Massachusetts Directory by George Adams.
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Hope nobody minds just the slightest detail from the internet that may not always be available. The Utica Directory 1858-59 published by Joseph Arnott, printed by Dewitt C Grove, 113 Genesee St., Utica, NY lists Nelson Roth as a jeweler at 175 Genesee. Indications are that by 1860 Nelson Roth was wo...

Woods (George H) & Hosley (Charles D) were in the jewelry and watches business in Springfield, Massachusets from 1872 until at least 1898 and probably beyond that year.
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Could it be that the P in the 502 drawing does not have an underline, but rather that the stem of the P is not well formed on the mark? The stem or vertical portion of the letter P seems a bit short.

Looks like International's Revere pattern, 1898.

Charles Wyman's son John D Wyman was in business at his fathers address 119 Main, St Albans, Vermont with Benjamin B Perkins in 1895-'6.
The name of their business was Wyman & Perkins. Charles Wyman died in 1897.
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Trev, thank you for the excellent references. Miles article is excellent.
Now I just need to learn how to get around this site a little better.
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Exeter it is and thank you very much for that and the makers name. The main library that I normally use for this kind of thing has been torn down. Altough, their books may be available somewhere. I just don't know where that location is yet.
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This fiddle pattern salt (?) spoon is about three and three quarters inches long, it has no drop on the back of the bowl and has a relatively small handle compared to the size of the bowl which may have something to with its use or mean nothing at all. I'm guessing that it has 1799/1800 Newcastle ha...

In 1949 M (Morris) Fred Hirsch was the president of Hunt Silver Co.
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It looks there is an after 1958 Russian silver mark on this piece.
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You're welcome Trev. Thanks for letting me know there is some value in this information. Obviously, I'd do the look ups anyway, but it's good to hear from someone every now and then.
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George W Halliwell continued to be listed in census's and directories until 1874. George W Halliwell Jr continued the business at 290 Main along with Thomas Halliwell. The two younger Halliwells are listed in Poughkeepsie directories at the same address as before with the business name Geo W Halliwe...

James Mix continued to be listed as a jeweler in census's and directories until the year of his death which was 1907.
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You're welcome Trev.
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Henry Harrington and George R Bullen are listed as dealers in jewelry and watches in Worcester, Massachusetts Directories from 1867 through 1874.
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The Eli Hertzberg jewelry store in San Antonio, Texas may be of interest to some. The Hertzberg business existed as an independent for just over one hundred years. If I'd looked at this post before going into San Antonio today, the Hertzberg Clock at the corner of St Mary's and Houston Street would ...

Loosely resembles the Wm B Meyers Co mark found on this site, and the item fits their products.
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