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Jules Posts: 1 Registered: Jun 2004	posted 06-02-2004 08:16 PM [01-1532] I have what I believe to be a teapot, perhaps a coffee pot, with a definite spiderweb hallmark. I have been unable to find any info on this marking. The pot has an ornate scrolled handle with a wooden inset, and a wooden knob on the lid. The base is six sided as is the top of the pot,and the lid. The wear on this item indicates a lot of use in it's day, It is in perfect condition yet there is definite wear where a thumb held down the lid. The lid is connected by a hinge. It is a lovely piece, and is a mystery to me. Thank-you for any assistance you might provide. IP: Logged
Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 Registered: May 2003	posted 06-03-2004 02:05 PM Is there a star & "w" in the centre of your spidder's web? If so, this mark belongs to a North American firm called Webster, although I am uncertain as to which, as there were several Websters IP: Logged
doc Posts: 728 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 06-06-2004 08:32 AM If the mark does have the star and W, then the maker is EG Webster from Brooklyn, NY. The company was in business in some form or other from 1859-1928; I am not sure when the spider web mark was used. EG Webster primarily made silver plate. IP: Logged
Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 Registered: May 2003	posted 06-06-2004 10:04 AM Doc, what is your evidence to attribute the spider's web to E. G. Webster? The common mark I usually see is this: The lettering reads E G Webster & Bro up to 1886 and E G Webster & Son after. Certainly many companies used a wide range of different marks, but in this case I have a suspicion that the spider web may be a different company or an offshoot by a brother or son. IP: Logged
dragonflywink Posts: 993 Registered: Dec 2002	posted 06-06-2004 08:30 PM Hi there, Turner attributes the W-in-star on spiderweb to E.G.Webster & Son for both sterling and silver plate. Oddly, he shows the "& Son" as in business from 1883-1923 under sterling manufacturers (the mark shown also says "STERLING 925/1000") and 1886-1923 under electroplate, with the original E.G.Webster starting up in 1859. Cheryl [This message has been edited by dragonflywink (edited 06-06-2004).] IP: Logged
doc Posts: 728 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 06-07-2004 08:25 AM My information comes from Rainwater, which lists both the spiderweb mark and the one that you have shown, Patrick. I have a creamer and sugar with the spiderweb mark, and the style and pattern match with the dates contained in Rainwater's listing. IP: Logged
Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 Registered: May 2003	posted 06-08-2004 06:52 PM Thanks both to Doc and Dragonflywink for your clarification. It would be interesting to see if a more detailed company history of E. G. Webster might throw any light on why two different marks were used, aparently at more or less the same time. IP: Logged

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