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Hi Adam- The removable handle has been on this site before, I just do not know how to search for it. I remember it because, I thought "how ingenious". But I must say that I think that Patricks dating of between 1854 and 1897 is as about as close as anyone could posibly get. Perhaps you cou...

Hello Tia-

It seems that you have answered all of your own questiions here on this subject. I know a lot less about silver than you, but enjoy the quest. What is the quest we are after again? I am lost.

Regards- Byron
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Well... it is quite obviously a pass the salt train. In the 1830's if a person was at one end of the table, and the salt shaker at the other, they would say "pass the salt please" and another at the other end would place the shaker in the basket located at the back of the train shown, and ...

Hi Cheryl-

Now thats my kind of restaurant, sounds Yummy! when you going to take me there? ;-)

Best wishes- Byron
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Hi Cheryl-

At 9 inches that would be a big soup spoon; a person would have to mighty hunger.


Best wishes- Byron
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Hi Want-

The more I look at it; the more I am thinking ladle rest, just a guess.

Byron
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Hi Tom-

Doing a google search; I see a lot of childrens flatware made by Reed and Barton called Rosebud, but there is no closeup of the mark. What does the pattern look like?

Regards- Byron
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Mybe it is an import tax stamp?

Hello CDC-

I just wanted to say that this is a lovely piece.

Hi Myriam-

I admire your tenacity; a year later! WOW you are dedicated.

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Hi Bob-

you are deffinetly correct that it is silver, I can see where it is stamped "Sterling", but I cannot make out any of the rest of it. Any chance of a better close up picture?

Best wishes- Byron
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Hi Blackice- Wow... have you opened up a can of worms here! Hopefully someone will post a thread to some past ideas on how to test for purity, I can not find the discussion from a couple of months ago. The best answer that would identify the true content; was to have it assayed, the problem is that ...

Hello Whitney-

It would be very helpful if you could post pictures of the items, the design would allow members to narrow them down.

Regards- Byron

Hell Hummel-

Kidney & Johnson New York, New York c. 1863- 1874



Regards- Byron
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Hello Rs-


See Gorham page here:

http://www.925-1000.com/Gorham_Date_Code.html


Regards- Byron

Hi Mell-

Just a little more information; E.J. Ltd. 1964 - 1977 as shown here:

http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Make ... -E.html#EJ

Regards- Byron

Hi Mell- The anchor is for Birmingham, lion is for sterling silver and the W is for 1971. I do not know who E.J. Ltd is, someone here may be able to help you here. Here is where to find the anchor and lion, your date and maker is not shown however. http://www.925-1000.com/british_marks.html" onclick...

Hi Hagman-

Looks like a lion to me not sure what Roden wanted it to look like:

http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_R.html


Regards- Byron

Hi John-

In this case the lion is just part of the makers mark it is not the british lion passant denoting sterling. Same with the "H" it stands for Hunt and is not a date mark.

Regards- Byron

Hi Kirk-

I do not know if they made any items other than silverplate, someone else can answer that question. As far as the piece you have here, it is silverplate as shown here:

http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_S.html


Regards- byron