Origin of a ladle

[dinio]

Hi,

I have a big silver ladle in fiddle pattern, for which I cannot identify the origin.

Here is the ladle:


And here are the marks :


The 'c' letter looks like a letter date, the eagle like a town mark, then there is a very small illegible mark, then the name (struck twice) which could be BEN ....... CALDWELL.

Could anyone help for the identification ?

Thanks
Dinio
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[2209patrick]

That might be Bennett & Caldwell. James Emmett Caldwell opened his silversmiths shop in 1839 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia. From roughly 1842 to 1848 he had a partner and the firms name was Bennett & Caldwell. Since then the company has been known as J.E. Caldwell.

Regards,
Pat.
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[dinio]

Thank you Pat !

This information is very accurate and interesting.

Regards
Dinio
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