Norwegian Maker's Mark

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jankl239
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Norwegian Maker's Mark

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Hello, this must be a Norwegian maker because "Handarbeid" is a norwegian word. I would like to know the name of the manufacturer. Can somebody help?

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Re: Norwegian Maker's Mark

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"Handarbeit" is also German, but this is as you assume Norwegian. To my understanding the maker is Thomas Henrik Borgen, born 1870 and dead 1937. His active period was 1898-1929 in Skarpsborg, Norway. Norwegian marks are not always "clear/unambiguous". There were no dots in Borgen's mark, but he could have used several punches, who knows?
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Re: Norwegian Maker's Mark

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Sorry, SARPSBORG my typo...
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Re: Norwegian Maker's Mark

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Thank you very much. In german it is Handarbeit with "t" at the end. So I knew that it is not from Germany.
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