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Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:21 pm**

Simple mark "Sterling Handle" on lower spine. Engraving reserve only on one side, and name "Dietz" is read with blade facing up and away. Blade reads Mirrorstele, not Mirror Steel. Bad, hasty photo but front design includes hanging fruits. Could it be a German or continental commercial useage (Hotel, gasthaus, etc.), or perhaps an export?

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:35 pm**

Solved. Not Germany. Reed & Barton also used "Mirrorstele" mark with their name on blades. This the turns out to be Francis I pattern sterling handle.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:26 pm**

The trade mark 'Mirrorstele', if I understand it correctly, was registered by Reed & Barton on the 30th November 1926, to be used on: 'CUTLERY MADE WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY OF BASE METAL-NAMELY, TABLE KNIVES, TABLE FORKS, AND TABLE SERVING PIECES'

Trev.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:06 pm**

I don't believe it's Francis I.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:15 pm**

Reed & Barton - New York - 1908

Trev.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:19 pm**

I think I'm wrong. I was looking at the back of the handle and hollow handles seem to change the shape of patterns some. Very sorry.

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:03 pm**

Noticed this phenomenon on a few knives, the handle is not marked with company name; sometimes the handle is only marked "STERLING" +++
Once I had a set of Tiffany knives which were marked on the blade only; the handles had no marks whatsoever which made me suspicious +++
I really am not sure why this happens, but I pay close attention to knifes because every once in awhile the handles are not fully marked +++

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