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Hello Konikae-

Here is a link to learn how to add images, if you have not seen it already.

http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10

Best wishes- Byron

The already used matches if you were in a building and did not want to throw them on the floor; upsetting the host and hostess?
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Hello Apico- I am just wondering if this will help Tom figure out his unidentified MC mark as shwon here: http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate__Unk.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Other than the center shield stamp, they are nearly identical. Perhaps with yours the identity will b...

Hi Bobby- The T probably stands for Taxco, the next letter of O or D is the first initial of the last name and the 40 represents the smith being the 40th registered with that initial. All of this can be better explained here: http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks.html" onclick="window.open(this.href...

Hi Nikischiff-

Welcome to the forum, see Atkins bros. here:

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

Regards- Byron

Hello Kim-

I think you will enjoy this forum, I sure do, its great being able to meet people such as yourself from all areas of the world. Your item in English is called a knife rest. Great to meet you and welcome to the forum.

Regards-

Byron

Hello Pit-

The 23 is probably the makers register mark, and made between 1955 and the early 1970's as shown here:

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

I hope this helps - Byron

Hi Phillone-

I do not know if you have looked at the silver standards page here on this site, perhaps this will help narrow it down a little.

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


Regards- Byron

Hi Ker-

I think the pattern is called Arcantia, perhaps someone here can confirm this?

Regards- Byron

Handsome piece, I have never seen this shape before where it is squared off past the stem as this one is, might anyone be able to tell me what this design is called? (For some reason it reminds me of a snow shovel, so I guess I do not know why I like it since I hate shoveling snow.)

Regards- Byron

Hi Peggy- If I mislead you towards France, I appologize. As Pat stated your mark is of the Kent Silversmiths company, manufacturers and importers founded in New York; now in Taunton, Ma. Your set was imported by them to the United States from India. Here is a link about the Fleur-De-Lis that explain...

Hi Peggy-

I can't help with the maker, but the marks are not writing. They are fleur-de-lis symbols (iris' or lilly's), mainly of the French monarchy. You can google it and find all kinds of answers.

Regards- Byron

Second guess... no other country used the Britania standard of .9584 so it could not have been an import and would have been made in Britain.

Byron
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Sooo... what is it used for? small wheat fields?

Hi Trev- I really do not know... the import mark seems correct as well as the date mark of 1905. The .9584 is correct until the 1970's when the decimal and the 4 were dropped, so the only thing I can think of would be a problem with the sponser mark? Byron- But then again, even when you gave me the ...

Hello Al-

Looks like "Thomas Mason" as shown here:

http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Make ... -T.html#TM

I am amazed it has survived so long, really cool item to have. Thank you for sharing it.

Regards- Byron
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Hi Trev-

OOPS.... my mistake Sheffield 1904 - 1905 import mark, I will go with what Pat said and say "Watch Cases". As for the Sheffield import mark, I got it from a questionable site:

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


Byron
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Hi Trev-

Sheffield import mark between 1904 - 1906 ?


Byron
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Hi Jaaron- I do not know what the 999 refers to, somebody here with more knowledge than I might be able to answer this question. Just to help a little, "Quadruple" is often used with silverplated items. Queen city silver is shown here as being in business from 1888 to 1949 with two differi...

Hi Reeds-

Quaker Silver co. as shown under silverplate, not listed in the American silver section.

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


Regards- Byron