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I'd appreciate any information on this mark. American Sterling. Clasp has STG stamped on it. I found a Connecticut co. from the 19th century with the same name, but this is a mid 20th century object as far as I can tell. Thanks. http://www.llum.com/krfgalleries/DSC_4842.jpg http://www.llum.com/krfga...

Can you point me to a resource with more information on spoon types. These are simple but I think elegant with their broad, flat handle. The handle tapers downward and is utterly unadorned (no point or lip), like an beaver tail. Any advice is appreciated. (and for the rather crude engraving as well)...

Many thanks to all for your insight. I will continue to research the engraving. My father is a native of Gorlitz and grew up in Bremerhaven, so I am tickled that these seem to be German. Kent

Thank you all...very interesting. I found in my research a suggestion that the number 12 was also used to indicate silverplate, here, http://www.beerstein.net/articles/bsj-2c.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, as follows: "Do not assume that 12 necessarily means Loth. Silver-pl...

Trev. Thanks very much for the fast reply...(Very sorry for the poor photo posting. Will follow rules from now on.) I've reposted the pics correctly. I am embarrassed not to have found the German Silver Lot reference on my own - especially since they were found in Germantown!! Any reason for the dou...

I found four of the spoons pictured in the attachments in a thrift shop in the old Germantown section of Philadelphia this week. They are large, each is about 9.25" long, and weigh about 70 grams each. They test for sterling, but have no sterling mark that I recognize. In fact they have only th...