Help! Does anyone have any idea whose mark this is?

[Danial]

NM: G (small box) P (crown) N


Any help would be much appreciated.

Danial
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[Danial]

Admin moved this from where I originally posted it to the Silverplate forum. How can one tell just by looking that this is silverplate?

Thanks,
Danial
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[admin]

Hi Danial,
The marks tell us a great deal! NM stands for Norsk Mønster, meaning the design is copyrighted or protected in Norway. G-balance weight icon-P is the trademark for silverplate registered by Norges Gullsmedforbund of Oslo, the GP stands for Gullsmed Plett (plate). I believe Norges Gullsmedforbund was originally a trade union of metalworkers, not quite sure how it evolved into a production company. Hopefully another member can shed some light on this.

Regards, Tom
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[Danial]

that this piece is from the latter half of the 20th centuy? Or is it older than that?

Danial
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[admin]

You're quite welcome. I do not know when this company began production, but I suspect it was made in the mid to late 20th century.
Tom
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[Danial]

Thank you for the info. Very nice site here...hope I can contribute something of interest in the future.

Danial
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