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German cutlery silver?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 4:15 pm
by ErwinSnellen
Hello,

I have the following cutlery. I do not know the hallmarks but the fork has a inscription that belongs to "H.A. Jurst & co Berliner" I think. I do not know of the spoon is from that company allso. Can somebody tell me more about these objects and if they are silver?

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Many thanks!

Re: German cutlery silver?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 4:45 pm
by Theoderich
this was a companie for nickel silver and silverplate

H. A. Jürst & Co is from Berlin
BMF = Berliner Metallwaren-Fabrik

Re: German cutlery silver?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 6:17 pm
by dognose
Please remember in future posts that only one item per topic is permitted.

Posting Requirements

Trev.

Re: German cutlery silver?

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:01 am
by ErwinSnellen
Okay thank you for your request. I will post one item in the future. Is it possible to tell which metal is used for these items?

Re: German cutlery silver?

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:50 am
by Bahner
Hello, as Trev stated nickel silver, an alloy of silverlike colour which does not contain any silver. Regards, Bahner

Re: German cutlery silver?

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:29 am
by Traintime
Another thread with Jurst advert. and link for numbers on silverplated wares: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=46009&p=135201&hilit=jurst#p135201

Re: German cutlery silver?

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:40 am
by Traintime
A thread for BMF with double-eagle mark variation: viewtopic.php?t=40897

Re: German cutlery silver?

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 12:51 pm
by Traintime
The last thread is Berndorf BMF (Krupp related) as covered by ASCAS: http://www.ascasonline.org/articoloFEBBRA191.html

Re: German cutlery silver?

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 12:54 pm
by Traintime
Are the two pieces in this entry linked by the producing firms, or is the similarity purely coincidental?

Re: German cutlery silver?

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:54 pm
by Traintime
Marks for Jurst B.M.F. (not including mark on item in question): http://www.silvercollection.it/GERMANMAKERSB.html#JURS