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Hello,
I have a tea spoon with an unknown makers and city(?) mark. The spoon is marked with the initials "AL" and a mussel. But most probably the spoon was re-marked. Under the mussel is a cursive lettering mark visible and it seems, that under the "AL" mark the same cursive mark was stamped before.

I would be glad, if someone can help.
Kind regards,
Ringo

Hello,
to identify the origin of the marks probably it helps to see the initials. Over the second letter is a (for me) unknown sign. I would be glad, if someone, who knows this sign, could tell me, where it was used.
Kind regards,
Ringo

I cannot help. So why write?
It is not Denmark and I have found no match in Norway either. So Germany is a possibility.
The ornament of the spoon - looks like Norway to me.
but others also proberly used that decoration.

Hello Hose_dk,
thanks for answering. That is a consolation and much better than no post. Thanks for the information, that it is not Denkark, so I can search somewhere else.

Kind regards,
Ringo

well Theo has a theory that it is Helsingør Andreas Lindberg born 1723 master 22/2 1753 moove to copenhagen 1783 and back to helsingør 1787 - dead 1791
Vidow continues business untill her dead in 1806.
I must say it could be correct. But I cannot understand the Shell.

The 'AL' appears to be an overmark and the 'shell' may be as well. Am I stating the obvious?

Hello Hose_dk and Theo, many thanks for your help!

Hello salmoned, yes the spoon was over-marked. Thats why I wrote in my question:
"But most probably the spoon was re-marked. Under the mussel is a cursive lettering mark visible and it seems, that under the "AL" mark the same cursive mark was stamped before."

The "AL" mark is definitely an overmark, but concerning the mussel mark now I am not longer sure. The mussel mark and the cursive lettering mark are surely two marks. But it could be, that this two marks belongs together.

Kind regards,
Ringo