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Thank you for all the suggestions. I am using the second coaster for "torture" tests, so I'll try the sulphuric acid bath and let you know. In the meantime, I have scratched the back deep enough that it would show copper if it were copper, so at least it's not. Looking at it with a magnify...

Just bought some yogya silver and am befuddled. The first one is marked 800PK. But when I started polishing the back, it developed a slight copperish hue. An acid test however failed to reveal copper under the silver. http://b.imagehost.org/t/0364/925_004.jpg http://b.imagehost.org/t/0617/925_003.jp...

Thank you very much. You are right of course.

To everybody who contributed to enlightening me, a heartfelt THANK YOU. To silverport especially who knows so much more than I do, it is so much better to have enough knowledge to make a comment than to be as ignorant as I am.. I can only ask questions and cannot give answers, but little by little I...

Thank you silverport. Looking at a lot of Hanau silver on the internet, it looks like the GR mark is not compulsory for Georg Roth items, so it seems the probability is higher for him than for Dingeldein? Also because Georg Roth was known for "French-looking" items? Any thoughts on who the...

Does it ever! Thank you so much, it's wonderful to know it's even older than I thought. I was afraid it was a copy although the bigorne was reassuring.

http://a.imagehost.org/t/0324/feb3_001.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0473/feb3_007.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0673/feb3_011.jpg The usual Debain hallmark is A woodcock D. This is fully marked Debain with what looks like 2 people in a bathtub. Is this another Debain silversmith or is this just a di...

Thinking it might be a Hanau item, I found that the British WM in a diamond is for William Moehring, a London importer of Hanau items, so this increases the possibility this is not French but German Hanau. http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html" onclick="window.open(this.href)...

http://a.imagehost.org/t/0199/925_004.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0423/925_005.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0212/925_001.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0016/925_009.jpg I wonder whether the A with crown can be the French charge mark for 1750-1756 but also wonder whether these are bogus marks as it i...

Thank you silverport and JAKJO. Obviously, I prefer JAKJO's analysis, it is much more flattering to my purchasing acumen! I am still of the opinion that the maker's mark is M.O, because there is a dot after the M and no dot after the first half of the O which is shaped (| |) like this. Anyway, many ...

http://a.imagehost.org/t/0479/925_003.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0066/925_006.jpg Thank you very much for your work on this item. I hope the 2 new photos help. The maker's initials are I think M.O. I can't make out the end of the mono myself. The spoon is 7.5 inches long. Hotlinks to photos: http...

http://a.imagehost.org/t/0623/925_008.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0716/925_013.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0023/925_010.jpg Not quite sure I'm in the right forum, but it seemed to me this might be a coin spoon? Any comment would be appreciated. I've included the "mono" in case it helps....

Wow, and the pattern too! Thank you so much.

http://a.imagehost.org/t/0154/925_003.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0618/925_006.jpg http://a.imagehost.org/t/0029/925_008.jpg Could not find this hallmark, whose is it? Secondly, is this type of spoon just for grapefruit, or can they be considered as ice cream and/or iced tea spoons? Any comment wo...

http://g.imagehost.org/t/0741/feb_028.jpg http://g.imagehost.org/t/0595/feb_001.jpg I would appreciate comments as to whether the mark WB135 has implications as to a designer at Meriden or as to the date the bowl was made. I can't find any information. Is it also significant that there is no M betw...

http://g.imagehost.org/t/0826/004_10.jpg http://g.imagehost.org/t/0834/005_4.jpg This bowl is made in one piece and might belong to the arts and crafts section but, since it is numbered, I thought I would start with this forum. I hope that someone will be able to help identify the maker. Many thank...

http://g.imagehost.org/t/0244/jan2_171.jpg http://g.imagehost.org/t/0846/jan2_178.jpg http://g.imagehost.org/t/0042/jan2_175.jpg I am puzzled about the marks in the second photo. Would appreciate any comments re are these date marks or pattern marks? Thank you. Bigger pic at: http://g.imagehost.org...

Has anybody run into this maker? Can't find his name. Style of tray looks vaguely familiar, can anyone comment on its style? Thanks for any help.

Found out from Ireland that the maker is John Michael Clarke, Pouldar Design, no longer in business. Hope this helps someone else another time!

http://g.imagehost.org/t/0031/jan_137.jpg http://g.imagehost.org/t/0622/jan_142.jpg http://g.imagehost.org/t/0747/jan_146.jpg I'm pretty sure this is a Magnus Aase pin although it is not marked Norway. Could you help confirm and advise whether the marks indicate a certain time frame. Thank you for ...