Rogers fork marked "GERMAN SILVER"

[hungjury98]

Any one know how long the Wm A Rogers {GERMAN SILVER}line was produced" Reading from left to right PAT MAY 24 191(worn off), Wm. A. Rogers , then GERMAN over SILVER both inside {}, then a horseshoe with R inside that. No websites I've checked (6 to 8 hrs a day the past 11 days) even mention such.

[admin]

Hi,
May not be a line, just an indication of the material used, see alpacca -> Silver Glossary

Regards, Tom

[hungjury98]

I 'preciate the reply Tom. I had figured it was the material used to make the fork, rather than the pattern. This is the only Wm A.Rogers (Oneida owned I believe) piece I've seen made from "german silver " and haven't seen any reference to such at any of the replacement sites and collectors sites I have checked out. It has a huge 5 petal flower on the end of the fork handle --straight shallow point-not round--half flower on each sidebelow that--under that is a long double line shield followed by a smaller 5 petal flower. Back of fork has 8 leaves on it not on the front. The sholder has one of the flower on each side laid over what might be ferns with a leaf between and above them at the junction of the shakf and body of the fork. (correct terms???) i hope the description sounds familular to some one. My Sony camera can't get close enough to objects to take a clear pic of them.
Jerry

[Bahner]

Hello, after the USA got involved in the First World War in April 1917, all references to Germany in brand names, pattern and the like were removed or changed. So I guess that Rogers used this mark before 1917. Best wishes. Bahner