Hallmarks
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:16 pm
by llerrad3
I have a silver ladle made by Samuel Haynes & Dudly Cater
1846 besides all the normal hallmarks there is a tiny heart do you know what it stands for
Thank you
Re: Hallmarks
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:30 am
by dognose
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Re: Hallmarks
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 5:25 pm
by SilverSurfer
A photo of the marks would be most helpful as indicated by admin. However, it's a good guess at this point that the heart stamp is a tally mark, that is, the mark of the journeyman who made the piece while in the employ of Haynes and Cater.