Silvermark JH 1790? spoon with mark hand with finger ID??
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:16 pm
I need help indentifying this mark..the spoon is probably late 18th century. the mark is very clear. might be Connecticut. thank you
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Ensko IV shows a JH on a plain (non-serrated edge) field for Judah Hart of Middletown, Conn., beginning 1799. However, the same hand stamp as yours is also shown, and so I'm guessing Hart is the maker of your spoon.
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