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The spoon was made in 1830. Jackson's has a J. Brady which is similar to your mark (p.643) but he may be a bit early; does anyone know his dates?

Miles
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thanks for the quick reply. I am new at this. is it from dublin? can you educate me on the other marks. Is there a name for this style of spoon. My grandmother was from the isle of lewis and this spoon was included in a larger set that i have.
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No problem at all.

The mark to the top of the stem is known as the Hibernia mark which was orinally a duty mark (i.e. to show that the tax had been paid on the silver), but in 1807 it was replaced with the monarchs head and from then on simply acted as the town mark for Dublin.

The next mark is the date letter for 1830-31.

Then the duty mark, which was introduced in 1807. 1830 was of course the year of accession of William IV, but it took them a while to replace the stamps, so this is actually George IV.

The Crowned Harp shows that the correct proportion of silver has been used.

Finally the maker's mark; although I'm not sure exactly who this is. Possibly J. Brady.

This design of spoon is called Fiddle pattern. It became popular (in England at least) around 1800 and continued to be the most popular pattern for at least 80 years.

Hope this has been helpful.

Miles
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You can learn a bit about the marks here.
British Hallmarks
Regards, Tom
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can anyone tell me anything about j. brady. where he worked and during what times. My grandmother's maiden name was Martin. Is this an M or a W on the end of the spoon?
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Thank you Miles,
You have been extremely helpful. I am now trying to find something out about the maker although I understand this is the most difficult thing to determine about a piece of silver. I will see what I can come up with.
Thanks again
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