The earlier post was using a domain that was having problem with SSl cert. Need help with an ID of this sugar spoon maker. The mark except GT is a weak strike. Maybe the pattern would be recognized. Thanks
Possibly the retailer's mark of Henry Voigt of Baltimore...we have some late 1890's ads posted (c/o Trev.), but no mark samples. If correct, then the maker might be an undisclosed wholesaler to the trade. Nothing conclusive at this point.
I believe it may be one Louis T. Voigt watchmaker listed in R. L. Polk's 1888 directory at this same address. It's spotted on a genealogy site, but I do not have full access. So the mark here is "L. Voigt".
So why does Louis just disappear from 1890's listings? Well.... In 1896, a Louis Voigt, Junior is advertising in Roanoke Virginia as an Optician and Practical Watchmaker: https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=ST ... IN--------
On page 44, at 118 West Campbell....full coverage of Louis Voigt and his twenty years experience (if you can get past the big blackout thanks to computer corporations that are driving us nuts by not leaving well enough alone): http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/fil ... tory.1.pdf
That's incredible, thanks. Makes perfect sense my family was from Martinsville, VA about 50 miles south of Roanoke, VA. So it's possible a member purchased the spoon in his store. So the date would be around 1890?
Dating it might be tricky. At this point, circa 1890-1915 (?) to be refined. [I have one of the amazing service plates from the Hotel Roanoke...they sure took pride in that town.]
Elsewhere, visited Chicago 1893 for Jewelers' Convention and Columbian Exposition. Mention again with another individual in JC 1892 (Internet Archives full text malfunctioning).