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WMF special extra marks - Star and 7/D
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:57 pm
by SwissSilverBuff
Hi
I can't make out what the meaning of the star with the "o" in it nor the 7/D.
I'd be grateful for any hints where to look.
SSB
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:30 pm
by dognose
Hi,
The 7/D is I think 1/0 a silver plating mark used by WMF.
Trev.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:35 pm
by Doos
Hi,
See
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_W.html .
The style is Art Nouveau (around 1900).
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:48 pm
by salmoned
Maybe my eyes aren't so good, it looks like 2/0 to me...
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:22 pm
by SwissSilverBuff
Thanks,
I looked at the WMF silver plate marks but couldn't find the star with the "o" in it.
2nd QUESTION. Does the 1/0 indicate how thick the plating is?
S
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:02 pm
by Bahner
Hello, the star is not a WMF mark, it must have been added by someone else - possibly a retailer ? I/O means that 1 gramm of fine silver was spread on an aera of 10 x 10 centimetres. Best wishes, Bahner
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:46 pm
by Matulda
I might add that I/O is regular silver coating. I agree that the star is not a WMF mark. If it had been, it could cause some confusion, since O is the WMF marking for extra thick coating.
I'm not entirely sure, but I think that the mark on your piece was first used in 1910.