What I can't find is the time span for the use of this mark. I have later pieces that are marked "VANDERSLICE & CO.", and suspect the bear pictorial mark was retired at some time prior to these later, full text marks. My question is, when was the bear retired? As an aside, I've seen a mark of a bear over V&C rather than V&Co. Can anyone date the two different marks? TIA for any info!
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