Looking for details on German(?) flatware

[agnovice]

Hi Everyone,

While cleaning some of the items out of our attic recently, my wife discovered a flatware set that her grandmother gave to her about 20 years ago. My wife's paternal grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in the late 1940s and supposedly brought the flatware with them when they came. Unfortunately both of my wife's grandparents died in the mid 1990s and they never told her anything about the flatware.

There are 69 pieces in the set. All of the handle designs match, but the hallmarks do not match. I have searched on the 925-1000.com site and on other sites, but I have yet to identify the maker of these pieces.

Since my wife's family is German I assume that the set is German, but have not confirmed that yet. Any information that can be provided to help me identify the maker of the set (and any additional details) would be greatly appreciated!


Thanks in advance!
AgNovice


Two knives from set


Marks on the two knives in photo above


Two spoons from set


Mark on first spoon


Mark on second spoon

[silverport]

Out of the ashes of WWII — Electro Plated Cutlery, made in Solingen, Germany

Hello »agnovice«

Welcome to the Forum.

Yours wife has got from her grandparents a document of “Germany’s out of the ashes of WWII”.

Solingen town and their industries, where this cutlery was made, was until 1945 destroyed by massive bomb raids — so it was necessary to cooperate successful; but I couldn’t state the precise circumstances of producer (maker), and time of production.

Well it is, as already said, a document of cooperation’s between cutlery producers in by bomb raids much destroyed Solingen cutlery industry.

In this case are involved:

»GES« = Gustav Ebel Solingen (maybe the Maker, and Electro plate too; Pattern name by me yet unknown)
[Gustav Ebel was also known as wholesaler and for »mail order«]

»AKS« = Arthur Köbeler Solingen (maybe the Maker, and Electro plate too; Pattern name by me yet unknown)

Basic styling tendencies of pattern were in Germany already usual between the two World Wars. But in this case, these are shown in broad ribs, floating around of the contours; like muscles and veins of a muscle man in action.

The pattern is there with a typical German Neo-baroque style of the German »Wirtschaftswunder« (»Miracle of Economy«); a time period after the Second World War, latter guided by »Mr. Cigar« Ludwig Erhard, minister of economy.

The additional mark in front of that of Arthur Köbeler are the »Solingen« arms, from 17. Juli 1935 on; designed by Wolfgang Pagenstecher: http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... 1125163234

For final:

As a novice you’ve stated, haven’t seen the “trees”.

Here, on left side you could find the »AKS« “tree”: http://www.925-1000.com/a_platenumbers.html

Kind regards silverport