"EU", ( B, 13

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orthogonal
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"EU", ( B, 13

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Any idea who "EU" could be? Its on spoons from the late 18. century.

EU
crescent + B
13

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Re: "EU", ( B, 13

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Hi.
The mark in the middle (crescent B) is Repunzierung (re mark) introduced by the Emperor of Austria in 1806.
Letter B stands for Prague assay office.
Most of the time it was not easy to identify Prague silversmiths.
13 is obviously Loth standard.
For more details see my Prague ladle here:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=57035&p=184846&hilit=prague#p184846
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Re: "EU", ( B, 13

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Thank you for the link. The ladle is beautiful!
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