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Not necessarily. It is indeed very commonly found on UK silver as it is the part of the hallmarking system that denotes that the silver is comprised of 925 parts per 1000. This amount or "fineness" of 925/1000 is called "sterling". Sterling silver is the most commonly used in the...

Hi Playful0, The three marks are the makers marks belonging to the Hunt Silver Company of New York and Chicago. The immediate give away that this piece is not British is the word "Sterling" which is nearly always associated to post 1860 American silver. A quick investigation under the Amer...

Hi Bob, I can offer a few more details on your spoon which has already been correctly identified as being made by Gorham of Providence Rhode Island. The pattern is known as Cambridge which was introduced in 1899. This particular perforated spoon (there were many different perforated types produced i...

Hi John, The crown / letter "W" /lion are the makers mark for the Watson Company of Massachusetts. So, your dish was made by Watson Company and retailed by J.E.Caldwell & Co. You can find out more about the Watson Company here; http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_W2.html As far as t...

Hi Ctsilver, As Trev has just pointed out embedded images are far more likely to get a response. You said you couldn't find out anything about Tiffany & Co design 1261 on the net...you can find when the pattern was first introduced on this website if you look for it. Thi,s plus additional inform...

Hello Kanman82, I'm unsure why your pictures aren't showing as I'm new to the forum myself. I have copied your urls into my browser and examined the photos. It's a most unusual loving cup of mixed metals including sterling silver. The maker is Thomas G Brown and Sons of New York. You can find more d...

Hi Trev, Thanks for the compliment. I recall tracking you down some years ago(via Daniel Bexfield) regarding our mutual friend Jeremy Garfield. I apologise for not staying in contact but I lost your personal email address when my laptop spontaneously disintegrated some time ago. I'll continue my int...

Hi All, I'm new to the forum but have been using this wonderful website for many years. I have come across an original makers label for "Y in yacht" which is what the company calls itself. I would upload a photo of the label but it is part of an eBay listing and according to the rules I ju...