need help with this please

[harry]

hi to everyone
been going round in circles now for hours bit of a newbie at looking for the history of things but very interesting, anyway could anybody help point me in the right direction as to what this hallmark is and if its from this country or anything infact, would be much obliged


http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5171/cimg08759xh.jpg
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1937/cimg08840lh.jpg

best regards harry

[2209patrick]

I believe that's a silverplate mark used by Francis Howard, Sheffield, England. Don't know when this mark was used.

Pat.

[harry]

thanx pat i will try in that direction
regards harry