Sterling Spoons Pat. 1898~No other marks

[MarshaBee]

Hello again. I have these four spoons which are marked sterling and do feel and sound pure but have no markings other than Pat. 1898. Any idea what company these are from? Thank you.

[dognose]

Hi Marsha,

Welcome to the Forum.

Please provide a close-up image of the marks.

Trev.

[MarshaBee]

First camera just couldn't grab the images. These are better. Well marginally better, they degraded at Photobucket. Thank you.

[MarshaBee]

The word sterling is in the first shot and Pat. 1898 inside the eye shaped area in second. They are clearly visible to the naked eye but maybe the whiteness of the silver makes capturing difficult.

[dragonflywink]

That's Whiting Mfg.'s 'Pompadour' pattern, should find their trademark in the middle of the design above the bowl...

http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_W4.html

~Cheryl

[MarshaBee]

Oh my goodness that is SOOOO minuscule! I would never ever have even noticed that. This is fun learning. This is the design found in the triangular part of the area you described, Cheryl. Thank you so much. Marsha

[MarshaBee]

Would there also be a date mark somewhere? I think I need a stronger loupe.

[dragonflywink]

Whiting's date marks wouldn't have been used on flatware...

~Cheryl

[MarshaBee]

Thanks! Then I won't go blind trying to look anymore. ;-)