Need help identifying some marks.

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morgaine2501
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Need help identifying some marks.

Postby morgaine2501 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:48 pm

My mother has an antique stamp box and we were trying to learn more about it. We think we've matched the lion and anchor to Birmingham. But cannot identify the right hand mark. I think it looks like a mountain goat. Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: Need help identifying some marks.

Postby silverly » Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:09 pm

Welcome to the forum. That's a Gorham mark. Take a look here: http://www.925-1000.com/Gorham_Date_Code.html

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Re: Need help identifying some marks.

Postby morgaine2501 » Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:20 pm

I see the lion and anchor match the gorham stamps but i can't find what that 3rd stamp means.

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Re: Need help identifying some marks.

Postby silverly » Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:54 pm

I believe the third mark is the "G" for Gorham that just wasn't struck hard enough.


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