Identification help...tea strainer

[Compaq10]

I was given a box of nice old silver pieces and I have been unable to identify one of them and am hoping someone can help.

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[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Your tea-strainer is Dutch, not British.

Check out: http://www.925-1000.com/Fnetherlands_Date_Code.html

Also have a look at this post, although its photos have disappeared, the information still holds good.
viewtopic.php?t=14371

Hopefully someone with more knowledge of Dutch silver can help more.



Trev.
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[Doos]

Hi,

This is probably Hooykaas.
There is an additional mark on the right bucket (left for the viewers); could you make a closeup of that?
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[Compaq10]

Doos...thanks for your help.

Kind regards,

Mike
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[Compaq10]

Doos,

I sent my other reply too quick. This is so exciting. Looking on the site, I would think the symbol in the right bucket is a Minerva head. It looks like the letter in the helmet is an 'M'. Would you agree? I understand that tells us which assay office this comes from...where can I find out which letter is tied to which office? Also, did you notice in the first picture there is a letter mark 'S'. I assume this is the date mark. From looking at the date chart I would say this matches with the 1852 'S' mark...would you agree?

Again thanks for all of your help. This is a great forum and I am learning so much.

Kind regards,

Mike
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[admin]

I would say this matches with the 1852 'S' mark

Cute piece, but a souvenir / gift shop type of item that would have been produced in the 20th century, 1928 or 1953 are more likely.

Regards, Tom
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[Doos]

Hi,

It is made by Hooykaas, Schoonhoven, The Netherlands, 1928.
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