Postby blakstone » Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:58 pm
Z/ACK, dated 1757
Z = Matthias Ernst Danckert, assayer 1749-1758
ACK = not shown in Schliemann, but almost certainly August Conradt Kohlmes II, Master 1733, died by 1803
Q/C. MÜLLER, dated 1867
This is not Hamburg, but nearby Altona, whose marks are all but identical. Unfortunately, the assayers there are not known with anywhere near the certainty of Hamburg.
Q = unknown assayer, working ca. 1855-1879
C. MÜLLER = Carl Ludwig Müller, trade concession 1838, died 1888
K or R/KRUMSTRO, dated 1874
I believe the assay letter is:
E/F = Johann Heinrich Jacob Wienecke, assayer 1857-1865
KRUMSTROH (the “H” is worn off here) = Heinrich Friedrich Krumstroh (1813-1876), Master 1842
R/SIMMERLUND, no date
Again, I believe the assayer letter has been mis-read and is really:
B = Ernst Friedrich Frank, assayer 1829-1857
SIMMERLUND = Johann Heinrich Friedrich Simmerlund (1807-1869), trade concession 1838
Hope this helps!