Help ID mark

[Dael69]

Just found this mark and cannot identify it. Please help.




Best regards and thx for helping.

Dael.

[Traintime]

If the bar line is meant to underline a diamond M, perhaps the Gorham owned Mt. Vernon Company Silversmiths (ex Mauser Mnfg. Co.) If a diamond W, E.M. Weinberg & Co. Of New York may have worked in plate early 20th century. Others appear to be strictly jewelers. That's all I have, sorry.

[Dael69]

And I dont even know if it is silver or silverplated :/ It is weird it doesnt have more marks. Thanks for your time, ill search for the clues you gave me and try to figure out what I have :D

[Traintime]

It looks to be large. From this I would venture electroplated. If sterling, would be openly marked by name or by number. (Conspicuous marking is generally for small objects.) Likely to be copper or brass base (EPC requires more copper and is more easily dented than brass, a form of tinned copper. Check the weight--a real clunker?) or electroplated nickel silver (EPNS). A worn mark could still be present and visible at a low angle. If EPNS then WMM after that means with White Metal Mounts attached (the handle and applied design). You may know all this, but it might help a nubie finding this site. Also, I find plate gives off a rainbow colored effect not seen in sterling. Next, heavy surface scratching is more likely to indicate plate. Surface dirt is removed more easily on sterling. Finally there are tests of sound and smell, short of a real chemical authentication. Enough dissertation. Out.

[Dael69]

I use Clorine, magnet and finally acid tet. It is plated but I had to "dig" a bit to reach the no silver metal and test it with acid. I dont want to do it again. Next Ill run gravity test by Arquimidis principle.

Thank you!