Trev, meant to post a photo of a "porringer" with the same fluting pattern as the spoon - made by Charles Stuart Harris in 1894. Did that not come up? Sorry for the confusion. Kit .
Thanks, Trev and Miles. The spoon measures about 6 inches, or 15.5 cm. I was curious about Simon Harris because Jackson (231) says he entered his mark in 1791 for an OE pattern gravy spoon; hence "aha, spoonmaker" :) This was also made by a Harris, albeit a few years later. Because of the ...
Speaking of conjecture, how would I know -- or maybe I couldn't -- whether SH Solomon Hougham or SH Simon Harris made this spoon? (I read the spoon as London, 1811.) And another question: Is this an example of a bowl that was embellished later? Thanks, Kit http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q132/Kat...
All I can make from your photo is a series of pseudomarks, marks to suggest silver on an object which isn't, not even silverplate. Some makers include one or two seeming pseudomarks as part of their silver "signature," but these makers and marks are documented in the reference books. I cou...
I will be packing up and mailing some sterling soon, but I started worrying about using common tissue paper (something about sulphur and paper production.) Would someone on the board be willing to write a few wise words about safe wrappings? I think we all know about rubber bands, but perhaps not. T...
Ooooo, Waylander! Creative guess. All my musings shot down by Pat's exclusion of the food-drink category. My imagination runs dry. [No relationship intended.] Pat, another teensy clue? Kit .
Trademark first used commercially by McGrath-Hamin, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island, 1951, for "Jewelry-Namely Rings, Bracelets, Pendants, Pins, Earrings, and Cuff Links"; ownership passed to Vargas Manufacturing Company, Cranston, Rhode Island, 1961, renewed 1981. Current status of tradema...
Tom, could this be a tool kit of sorts? The locked case would hold several small tools, say jeweler's screwdrivers. To use a tool, one would hold the case in the palm - broad side up toward the thumb and forefinger - insert the tool, and keep it tight by gripping the pincers. Admitedly this sounds a...