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The page says that it was not until 1930 that initials were used on a regular basis to indicate the maker. There is also a remark that, sometimes, the successor of a shop simply put an extra letter behind the initial.
If the latter is the case then it is made by the successor of Harto Suharjo ...

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Never would have guessed that.
It has a nice cut-card ornamentation.
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Maybe to pass things along on the table? Instead of reaching for the salt.
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One of my first impressions was a pancake (crepe) flipper, but I couldn't imagine that being a dish in the 18th century. Not sure why not.
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I was thinking of a tongue spatula/depressor but it is a bit large for that.
Maybe a spanking bat for rich kids.
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See http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_W.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .
The style is Art Nouveau (around 1900).

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There are some folds in the paper and it browned a bit, but I wouldn't call that ugly.
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It is not so confusing. The clock was made in Germany (or atleast the case) and remarked in France.

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It looks very much as the one in this thread, it's a French import mark on watches. It was also struck on items that were in public sale (an auction I presume). Used from 1893 till ca. 1970 (see Tardy).

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It's the Dutch mark for 835/000 struck on smaller items. Used since 1953.

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According to Galileo, Archimedes must have faced the same problem. Without a well calibrated container that will be almost impossible, hence Galileo thought Archimedes used a balance instead of a bucket of water.
Using a pycnometer is a more precise way to do what you are trying to do.

I would ...

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You need to do hydrostatic weighing, once in air and then immersed in water.
Then calculate the specific gravity: SG = weight in air/weight in air - weight in water.
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They are not real seals as the outer seals were not unique to a specific broker.
The main goal of the stick was to show it to the customer, just like a police officer has to show his/her badge.
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The hallmarking rules in France are very complex with regard to the placement of the marks. There are dozens of pages, in French, to go through to get some idea.

I think the boar's head (see: French Hallmarks ) was stamped twice to indicate that the item was made from 2 main parts.


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The length is typically around 12.5 cm (11-13).
Maybe "baton" is not the luckiest translation for "makelaars stokje" which literally means "broker's stick".
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This may be a bit too difficult as they were used only in Amsterdam.

They are broker's batons used by members of the brokers guilde to identify themselves as bona fide members. The tradition started in the mid 17th century and lasted till the mid 19th century.
Today some real estate agents ...

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It is French Art Nouveau (ca.1900) and with a .800 purity.

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The crowned 74 stands for 1774, the crowned hand for Antwerp and the middle mark is probably the maker.
Images are similar to those picyured in "Edel smeedkunst in Belgie" - Piet Beaudouin et al. 1988.

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They are seals of some kind, but these were for a very specific goal.
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What were these used for?
It is a very local.


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