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Rayvenini
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german spoon ?

Postby Rayvenini » Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:35 pm

got this little odd piece it measures 4.25" long, i think you call it a fiddle back not sure, looking for the date.... the maker could be A.ZINSSTAR but some of the last letters are unreadable

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dognose
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Postby dognose » Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:46 pm

Hi Ray,

Not German, but Swiss.

See: viewtopic.php?t=12718
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Rayvenini
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Postby Rayvenini » Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:52 pm

thanks Trev... any idea what they would have been used for as its a weird dumpy spoon?
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dognose
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Postby dognose » Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:41 pm

Tea caddy spoon maybe?
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Rayvenini
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Postby Rayvenini » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:15 pm

is there any way of dating it
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stecci
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Postby stecci » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:34 pm

Hello Rayvenini

The seller is Adolf Zinsstag-Preiswerk. He had the business from 1908 - 1947. The manufacturer Jezler 0800 alloys used only until about 1940th

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