Stork & Sinsheimer? Help with mark

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Ubaranda
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Stork & Sinsheimer? Help with mark

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Hi all!
I believe this mark belongs to Stork & Sinsheimer from Hanau, but I'm not sure. I would be grateful for any opinions.
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Re: Stork & Sinsheimer? Help with mark

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Hello, this is the mark of Berg and Co from Stuttgart. Regards, Bahner
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Re: Stork & Sinsheimer? Help with mark

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Hi Bahner!
Many thanks for your reply!
Unfortunately I cannot find information about this company. During what period of time did this firm operate?
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Re: Stork & Sinsheimer? Help with mark

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Hello, little is known about Berg. Active since the first half of the 1850ies I believe that the production of small silverware (I am not aware of larger pieces or of flatware) went well into the 1920ies. There was (and maybe still is) a jeweller Berg and Co in Stuttgart, possibly this very company minus the silverware production. If I remember correctly the flower mark seen here was reproduced in the Adress- and Handbook for Goldsmiths of 1903. A fineness 900/1000 is uncommon in Germany, it seems to have been a kind of specialty with Berg's (disregarding the small German workshops that started using it more and more often for hollowware and flatware since the 1930ies). Regards Bahner
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Re: Stork & Sinsheimer? Help with mark

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Hi Bahner!
Thank you very much for useful information!
Regards.
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