If the letters are recognizable as belonging to some kind of Middle Eastern alphabet, can someone figure out how they can be read phonetically? It is possible that the message is in one language transliterated into another. No?
I have quite a few carving sets that I was never able to identify. I think that many serving pieces were manufactured for sale, and not meant to be part of "named" flatware patterns. .
Stumped here. My guess is that it that it probaly has a French or German name like Hanover, Dresden, Rouen, Versailles... but it doesn't seem to match anything I've found. Maybe you can post a photo from a better angle? And of the whole length of the piece? .
Several years ago I bought a beautiful Birks epergne. It was marked "Birks" and also had what looked like very legitimate English hallmarks. Four stamps in a straight line, near the base. The seller claimed it was made in England for Birks. Unfortunately I didn't save any photos and no lon...
I think you hit it on the nose with number 34. Although I think that the number itself is meaningless. Probably means the 34th pattern that Replacements came across that they couldnt name.
I'm pretty sure this is Watson, but I am not finding a match for this pattern. It looks very similar to others that were made around 1890-95, but like I said I haven't been able to name. it. I'll keep looking meanwhile
I have a problem with removing dried up/caked on rouge from recently polished flatware and hollowware. I do not own a steamer and have been advised that a better solution is using an electro-magnetic cleaner. Can anybody tell me what this is and where I can buy one or how I can put the right compone...
I know that it's a year since this thread was active, but I had to thank Miles for his simple solution of soaking knife handles in hot water. I needed to remove some blades in order to change them for fish blades and they were proving to be very stubborn. I'm not sure what material was in the handle...
