Help please. Is this a mark for 40% of silver?

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ybcnd
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Help please. Is this a mark for 40% of silver?

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This fork looks like Scandinavian to me, but I couldn't find a clue even after heavy search in google. What is the brand/origin of it? is the 40 indicates contents of silver? and date of making, it seems antique and monogrammed. Thank you very much.
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Re: Help please. Is this a mark for 40% of silver?

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Your fork is silver plated. The silver layer is extremely thin. The figure 40 indicates that 40 gram silver has been used when 12+12 items (cutlery) were plated (electronically). Marks on silver plated objects have no standard making it difficult to place. The mark is unfamiliar to me, sorry.
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Thank you. This is new to me that 40 could indicate quantity of silver used in plating.
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ybcnd
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Yes, read it. Thanks for the link.
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Norwegian pattern known as "Flat Rose"....origin is alluded to here: viewtopic.php?f=47&t=37788&p=102024&hil ... eb#p102024

It can be found as silver or silver plate. Magnus Aase mark can be found with the 40 grade as well as a lone capital "P" above (which I presume is being used to represent Plett for plate). Other makers marks seem to exist in addition. Someone may know who CFH is?
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Another case of Aase with numerical mark on Flat Rose fork: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=52879&p=166318&hil ... eb#p166318
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Don't want to jump to any conclusion here, but this does look like the conjoined letters CFH of a German based firm listed here: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=33091&p=120386&hil ... eb#p120386

P.S. Not the porcelain/china making concern of similar last name.
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Re: Help please. Is this a mark for 40% of silver?

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Hello, yes this is C.F. Hutschenreuter as mentioned in the link shown by Traintime. Regards, Bahner
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