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[admin]

Came across this recently, the marks have me stumped. The shovel blade is marked for import into Austria-Hungary before 1891, import into Vienna, Austria after c.1930 (guess it took a vacation elsewhere in between). It origins are a mystery though, the maker's mark is the W, the symbol below it is possibly a mailed or gauntleted fist, the mark on the opposite side of the shaft is 800 above 3 letters, possibly MIL. My feeling is that it has Belgian or Italian origins, does anyone have a clue?
Thanks, Tom

[georgiansilver]

Not much knowledge of them but perhaps German provinces....?
Best wishes, MIke.

[merlot]

The W-mark is from Louis Wolfers (Brussels 1820-1892). You'll find interesting information on this maker on http://www.modernsilver.com/marchupdate ... Freres.htm
Kind regards
Philippe

[admin]

Philippe,
Many thanks for solving the mystery and sending me to Martine D’Haeseleer's excellent article. I've read a couple of her online articles, but had not come across this one.
Best Regards, Tom