Sterling Maker Mark & Item Needed

[tptaylor]

Hello,
I am a new user so thank you in advance for any help you can give me. I need help with this maker mark. It looks to me like three esses with an arrow through them. It is also marked: Sterling. I am also lost as to what this item is. Maybe a piece of dresserware?
Thanks!

[dognose]

Hi, I can't help with the maker, but your item is a pair of glove strechers, they were for use on the very tight kid gloves that were popular in Victorian and Edwardian times,
Regards Trev.

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[2209patrick]

That mark looks very similar to one used by the Stone Sterling Silver Company, New York City.
Not in business long, from roughly 1896 to 1904.



Regards,
Pat.

[tptaylor]

Thanks, Trev & Pat for the information!