Spoon maker HS 1878 town gate

[Theoderich]

could it from Jitomir?

[Dad]

Hi, Theoderich.

It's not Jitomir. It's Riga.
Assaymaster ЛЗ - Lyudvig Zuk

Best Reg..

[Theoderich]

O Yes Dad- I thank You,

I should have known. But we have no Infomations about HS.

Best Wishes
Theo

[Theoderich]

It is a Jewish goldsmith
[HS] = Herz Schiff
(engl. heart ship)

[Qrt.S]

I've gone through all what I have regarding master HS in Riga. I found one lousy prospect. He could be Herz Schiff but unfortunately he is a bit younger. He is known to have marked around 1890 and that's all. Maybe he marked already then

[Qrt.S]

Autsh, Theoderich beat me....!

[Zolotnik]

Hi Qrt.S -

Leistikov p.328! At least he worked from 1878-1893 :-)!

Regards
Zolotnik

[Qrt.S]

Thanks Zolotnik, I saw it earlier. The only thing is that there is a gap of over 10 years. But Yes, it is possible...That is the only of my sources where any HS in Riga is mentioned.

[Zolotnik]

Hi all -

all I could find in my sources about HS:





source:



Regards
Zolotnik

[silvermistletoe]

Heinrich Schmidt.
ca. 1851-1891.
Latvia, Jelgava (Mitau).

[Qrt.S]

??? Mind my asking, who is he?
There is only one Georg Heinrich Schmidt i Riga (not Jelgava, look at the town mark!)
He was born 1814 and died 1893. He marked 1849-1893. His mark was GHS and not HS.

However, there were other Schmidts in Riga too like

August Gottfried 1815-1833
Joachim Emil 1874-1914
Johann Jacob 1809-1849 (born in Jelgava 1783)

but they have nothing to do with this. It is without any doubts the mentioned Herz Schiff