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Hi
I've been searching for the maker and name of the pattern for my mom's silverware. (Unfortunately she has passed away so i can't ask her)

It is in an Oneida box but as far as I can tell the mark is not Oneida. I know its definitely sterling and I would guess she rec'd it when she was married in the 1950's. That is all I know about it.

The hallmark is not very visible - I did the best I could - but it looks sort of like a key to me, and at the top of the key there are 3 or 4 indentations (lines)
any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.






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hi,
i'm not sure why my posting was moved as this piece is definitely sterling. there is a stamp directly above the maker's mark that reads "STERLING", and I know from my mom that this was sterling silver as well.
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Hello and welcome.

I did not move your post to the silverplate section, but I think I know why it was.
First of all, check out the silverplate mark here for the Franklin Silver Plate Company.
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_F.html
All my references say they produced silverplated flatware (Dorothy Rainwater's book says silverplated holloware, but that is incorrect).

A few years ago I saw Franklin's key mark on flatware that was also marked sterling.
Wonder if Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen used the mark , for a short time, on sterling pieces. Not sure, just speculating.

Can't see your marks very well. Can you manage to post a larger picture ?
That would help a lot to clear this up.

Pat.
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Hi Pat
Thank you so much for your help. I looked at the Franklin mark...it is similar but not the same.
Here is a close-up of the mark - I think it is easier to see and you can plainly see the 'sterling' stamp above the mark.

thanks again!
laurie


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Hi Laurie.

Manufacturer's marks often change slightly over the years.
Still think that is a version of the Franklin Silver Plate Company's mark.

Best chance for more information would be to see if Lunt Silversmiths used that pattern.
I'm lousy at patterns on flatware.
Hope someone else can help us out.



Pat.
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Pat,
thanks...you've been quite helpful!

I looked at some of the other pieces in the chest and it seems that some of the marks look more similar to the one you had linked me to...but they are also marked sterling.
So, its possible the mark had changed but she added serving pieces to her set over time.
I'll start looking into the Franklin angle...at least its a start!

thanks again!
laurie
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Will leave all the connections between several Greenfield, Mass. silver manufacturers for someone else to explain, but the pattern of this piece is Chatelaine, was originally introduced with the pattern name Enid by A.F. Towle & Son in 1894, have seen it bearing the marks of A.F. Towle, various Lunt trademarks, and Franklin.

~Cheryl
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Thanks Cheryl.

Pat.
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Thank you, Cheryl!
I have now found it on several websites...there are some differences at the bottom part of the pattern, depending on the manufacturer (or maybe when it was manufactured)
but that's the one!!

Thank you both for your help.
I will definitely be back - I have several other pieces I think I may need help with decoding!
laurie
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Hi Laurie,

Welcome to the Forum.

It was me who moved and combined your original posts, my interpretation of your post was that it just had the key mark.
It's good to see that your pieces are sterling and that you got the answers you were seeking.

Regards Trev.
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As a reference for this post, according to Rainwater, Lunt took over the Franklin Silver Plate Co sometime between 1920 and 1922. She says that Franklin's trademark was also taken over by Lunt at that time, but with rare exceptions, it has not been used.
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