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Search under "Mufflon"...your animal. Bahner explains it all..used by C. F. Hutschenreuther on non-plated articles. Entry concerns an Alpacca knife set.

Danke, thanks, mucho gracias, etc.! Help is always appreciated.

If it is heavy, it may be silver-on-copper (brass being lighter). Probably not an undertray which would likely be more oval and have a plain bottom for the boat to rest on. A card reciever could be a useage--very embellished edges for show but rather dangerous for a dining situation--all those sleev...

Many thanks, Kr.. Given the approximate era, would anyone think Transylvania as a further possible search area due to the old Hungarian presence there?

Mark to right--symbol of New Mexico? Mark to top--unreadable (G?).

Stangely similar to the maker mark for Mayo & Co. Chicago, Illinois (1896-c.pre 1904?). Could it relate to the Mayo name?

If it is a lot mark, not seeing a German city for DK.

http://s12.postimg.org/v5et8fut9/image.jpg http://s12.postimg.org/wj6g3qu2l/image.jpg http://s12.postimg.org/dpkn6qvul/image.jpg Wildly guessing where to post this one. What I know: 1. Oooh, shiny metal. 2. 13DK (Denmark, Drachmas, Dodge Karavan?) Sorry it looks so beat to you know where!

Would assume personal initials, but given it's in the steam engine era did England by any chance have a Brotherhood of say Firemen & Trainmen (B.F.T.)

A belated "Thank You" for the up-date!!

The recessed dark areas might borrow from stylized Native American Lightning stikes, or even snakes, which have documented meanings. Try looking to Hopi/Navajo/Apache tribal symbology, though plains may have similar depictions. Might even find an old postcard on line with a general explanation...the...

http://s16.postimg.org/xm4228n0l/image.jpg http://s16.postimg.org/wijxqa2dh/image.jpg http://s16.postimg.org/56oooxxmt/image.jpg Presumed plate by mark style. Gotto Lotto Otto, nary an Ackermann to match! I leave it to all you whizbangers to enlighten our small minds.

Don't want to 2nd guess your previous search but did you got to the Mexico subsection of the World Marks section...If not, look at Antonio Pineda for a possible.

http://s18.postimg.org/dayjnz8sp/image.jpg http://s18.postimg.org/om17ccfnt/image.jpg http://s18.postimg.org/h4rzx4q4p/image.jpg Thanx all. About 11 3/8 inches (approx. 29 cm.) tip-to-tip. And here I'd thought you would have a good laugh and tell me the mark was a Nato symbol for recycled depleted ...

Thanks Trev, once again looks like your the first person in the history of silver sleuthing to find a real lead on a missing maker.

http://s13.postimg.org/vwme2zt87/image.jpg http://s13.postimg.org/3v3rbjyk7/image.jpg http://s13.postimg.org/yb9o9ok3b/image.jpg A dipper? 750 Silver grade? If so, then >(Retailer/Maker/Grade or Maker/Assayer/Grade)? AWL bottom mark monogram--commercial establishment? [All I can tell so far is the ...

The A.1. Coin Silver Company got in on the souvenir spoon business early by producing the Columbus World's Fair spoon for the 1893 Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois USA.
Has anyone finally uncovered who this company was, or it it still a mystery?

Raintree previously stated (revsd. 3rd edition) that International Silver stopped using the quality marks on the 1847 Rogers Bros. line after 1917, having one established standard of plate for this line. Is this in fact true and can we bank on it for establishing a cut-off date for earlier wares wit...

Are you thinking a similarity to look & marks for Los Costillo period? Or would you suggest later, perhaps by one of her associated workers w/o firm's name?

And even though its a novelty item, it could have been intended to have secondary useage for the blade--too small for practical letter opener but perhaps something like cutting/ripping threads etc.. Such items can often be targeted toward an individual's interests/hobbies.