help hallmarks on 3 spoons

jimmyringo · Postby **jimmyringo** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:31 pm

Please me with this, as I am new to this..and hoping to understand these marks correctly. The marks are in this order...here is what I dechiper..(or are these spoons fakes?) left to right 1) duty mark-1834-1890 2) "C" =1838 -not sure of this 3)standard mark=Sterling .925 4) uncrowned leapard= London, England. 5) makers mark--I have no idea who.. looks like an "I" followed by an "I-L" or "L-L"

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jimmyringo · Postby **jimmyringo** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:18 pm

You can click on any pic in my post and get a close up. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Neruda · Postby **Neruda** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:20 pm

I'm afraid I can't get the links to open!
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jimmyringo · Postby **jimmyringo** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:32 pm

Give the links a few moments, they do open. thanks for any knowledge you may have. Jim
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Neruda · Postby **Neruda** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:55 am

Now it opens! I suspect the makers mark is

I L
H L

In which case, John and Henry Lias of London.

I am puzzled by the small diamond mark - is there anything inside it? Could be an import mark?
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jimmyringo · Postby **jimmyringo** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:34 pm

Thank you Neruda!! The diamond may be an import mark I purchased them here in the US. Do you think the date mark is correct at 1838?, it would go inline with the duty mark. I'm finding it difficult to match any of the "C" or "D" marks in referance. Jim
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Neruda · Postby **Neruda** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:09 pm

Looks like the "C" for 1838. If the diamond is indeed an import mark, it's not for the US, as such marks were never used.
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Postby **admin** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:55 am

I suspect the diamond mark is, most likely, a tally or journeyman's mark.
see; Silver Glossary
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jimmyringo · Postby **jimmyringo** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:36 pm

Thank you both very much. Jim
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