Mexican Sombrero cufflinks mark?

erde · Postby **erde** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:32 pm

I found this pair of Mexican sombrero cufflinks. The sombreros are quite ornate. each is marked on the back 925 and has what looks lilke an animal mark.

the findings say "alpaca" which I thought was perhaps the maker, but may mean that they simply aren't silver.

any help would be appreciated erde

byron mac donald · Postby **byron mac donald** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:17 am

Hello-
I just wanted to chime in, I am also confused. I thought that "Alpaca" other than the animal meant an alloy of nickel, zinc and copper. The 925 has me confused.

Postby **dragonflywink** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:56 am

The sombreros would be sterling and the toggle-backs nickel silver.

~Cheryl

Postby **admin** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:31 am

...and the "animal mark" would be the Mexican Eagle, see ->
Mexican Marks

Tom

erde · Postby **erde** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:46 pm

Thank you, you are quite correct, I got out my glass and took a much closer look, the "mark" is an eagle. Thank you. I don't suppose there is any way to ID who made it though.
erde

erde · Postby **erde** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:55 pm

The eagle looks like it has a 26 on it's chest, it is the older style eagle.

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