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This should be posted elsewhere as a photo inquiry, but here goes: GONZALES y ROMO is an unidentified maker of a 925/10K Madonna buckle. They might be part of this pool of unidentified makers if they were still in business after 1979. It is not known by me if they were in Taxco. I defer to the exper...

Checked info on world marks, Mexico, main site? Post 1979 alpha-numeric listings of Mexican makers has only 15 or so identified. T is for Taxco. As I posted elsewhere, MC-163 made Acapulco spoon. If someone pools all these marks, it may lead somewhere. Meanwhile, cervezas anyone? Ole!

God helps those who help themselves, but can you enlighten us with more background so as to help others who come to the site looking for answers.

Sorry, need much clearer enlargement, say 10X.

Anyone see a hidden "MM" to the left of the punch marks that is inconsistent with the overall design of the artwork? Agree with above, better photo needed.

Thanks Amena for photo. We all enjoy "show and tell" time. Sorry I can't add Arg(entpotatoe) marked samples. I smartly hesitated to acquire them due to a bad feeling. You have just added to our knowledge of the "real deal". Any consistency in where on the planet the marked sample...

I stand corrected. Hook under the S does appear to be just another embellishment rather than part of the letter. STK Jr. is quite acceptable conclusion.

Thank Heavans, someone who accepts that makers may have used more stamps than the known samples. Hopefully, they'll enter your one into the archives for research samples. Also, I applaud your line of reasoning on the use: eliminate the impossible and whatever is left, however simple, must be the ans...

Thank you, very clear. Marks don't match. Did find O. Gilbertson listed as Chicago silver firm employee in accounts. Seems to be a family firm. No identity for initials here. Firm goes back to early century, 1906?, and were smiths who also did repairs and plating. Firm sold in recent years. Hope you...

Added: Winterthur collection has different "Cook" name samples of New England wares for anyone interested. No relationship should be inferred. Just a line of inquiry. Signed, Not God.

Thanks Cheryl. I never said this was a conclusive identification, but only a possible line of inquiry for researching some unanswered questions: composition, maker, dealer, date. What do we have? Samples of items with a mark said to come from the general area of upstate New York in an unspecified pe...

Interesting to see the Mother's Oats Ad. By the 1920's they had moved on to including semi-vitreous china pieces (made by Homer Laughlin) in their packages. One ad shows you could redeem a coupon for larger serving pieces. By late 30's, they included a solid colored ware called Carnival (also H/L ma...

The most appropriate thing would seem to be a skewer for holding something small to be carved such as poultry on a small side tray for an individual. Then again, maybe boiled carrots?

Fanciful depiction of Paul Revere's ride at night?

Thanks Amena for the Argentato refresher. As you see in my posting, I also expected Silverplate. I have encountered this mark myself on items of near recent origin. As to the plate thickness question: Raintree has a specifications list showing known thickness standards, but it is not in metric. 0.00...

Recheck your C& A. The only thing I can see with enlargement is a reversed C. At normal size this looks like a different letter poorly stamped, like Y or J etc.

Gilbert & Son mark is in Raintree reference. To wit, circular block G surrounding S with small ampersand (&) superimposed at half size of S. Your mark looks possible from what I can see in photo. Perhaps a close-up shot might clarify. A search of their names in Chicago area history might mat...

Arg itself could be argentine = silver plate, Argentum, argent (pur) = silver. 0.008 could be the amount of allowed impurity in silver used for plating, thus making the silver .992 which is close to the .999 fine amount. I'd guess plate mark with an unreadable makers mark next to that. No idea who w...

Norwegian metal stamp style...due to S after number?

Even though this Ace/Heart does not match the known mark, any chance this is Binder Bros. of New York? "Sterling Novelties" made and handled. Any chance it was from the Bek stock and quickly marked to distinguish it from the norm?