eighteenth century spoon makers mark/date.

[jok23]

Here is a small teaspoon with the lion mark and one other mark. It could either be a date letter or part of the makers mark. Does anyone have any idea of the date of the spoon? Can anyone figure out what the letter mark is? Any ideas would be much appreciated.

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http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp16 ... 0_0247.jpg
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[dognose]

Hi,

Thats normal Hallmarking for teaspoons at this period, just the Lion Passant and the makers mark. Your spoon would date around 1750-1780 but the detailed pattern was probably added about a hundred years later, an Victorian 'improvement' which was a very popular addition to plain Georgian spoons.
I read the letter as a 'T' (upside down), it could apply to a number of makers.

Trev.
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