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Thanks Mike. I am pleased to see that I am not missing anything obvious.

Paul.

Just a simple question. Has anyone any references to a silversmith called Edward Noddale or something similar. Working sometime before 1700, he made church plate amongst other things.

Paul.

This is a nice little vesta case which seems to be from the early 20th century. Where I would expect to see a Birmingham hall mark there is something puzzling. It seems to say N.C.R. C??? possibly ‘Co’ and on the other side something with four letters then ‘silver’. I have put it in the American sec...

Hello Mike, Thanks for the suggestion.  That was a possibility I looked at, but what I couldn't get to show in the photo was that it is an oval shield and the curvature of the oval would not have sufficient space for the rest of a 'W'. I have looked at it from every angle and every way up but it st...

This is a nice simple salt, hallmarked London 1779, but the maker is completely eluding me. It seems to be something like ‘V-E’, but there is nothing in Grimwade or Heal or anything else I can find. Any ideas anyone? Paul. http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj498/pahsilver/th_Salt3.jpg http://i1264...

How is this?

Thank you Theoderich. I will try to get a better picture of the mark.

Paul.

The '24 DWTS' marks refers to the amount of plated silver per dozen pieces,

Thanks Theoderich. Do you know if he used any other marks?

This is a picture of the whole piece from the front.

This is a sugar sifter from Berlin. There are pricked initials on the back ‘H & CH 1819' It has a script letter’ A’ and what I presume is maker’s mark of ‘AW’. Can anyone help me with the identity of the maker please? Paul. http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj498/pahsilver/4b57308c-4dc4-40ac-9...

it is difficult to tell from the photograph, but it looks like pewter.

Hello Trev,

They are actually marked 51209 and PATENT. I will see if I can trace the patent details.

Happy New Year.

Paul.

That is the mark of Thomas Law. He was one of the first makers to register a mark at the Sheffield Assay Office when it opened in 1773. He registered this mark on September 20th 1773. The first mark being registered a few days earlier on September 11th.

This is a silver plated plated plate clip made by Walker & Hall in 1910. It is larger than the usual fish bone clip. It is actually pictured on a side plate, so it it not as large as it might seem, but it is still the biggest one I have seen. Would anyone have any ideas for it purpose. Dipping s...

Thanks Miles. I thought you might know. I can account for one tea spoon, so I will keep a look out for the other 29,999.

Merry Christmas.

Paul.

Thanks for reposting the picture Oel. Not sure what the problem is. It seems to be o.k on all my various browsers.

Paul.

Sorry Trev. It is actually 'AL' There was an Andrew Lander in Quebec around the right period, but I cannot find any pictures of his mark.

Merry Christmas,

Paul.

Does anyone have any ideas about this very Colonial looking mark. I suspect it might be Canadian.

Paul.

This is a nice example of a hallmark from the last year of the Exeter Assay Office. I don’t know how rare or common this mark is, but after looking out for one for years, I was really pleased to find this spoon. http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj498/pahsilver/Forum2/th_Ex2.jpg http://i1264.photo...