help..conflicting gorham hallmark & date-mark

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Author	Topic: help..conflicting gorham hallmark & date-mark
silver1850 Posts: 6 Registered: May 2005	posted 06-03-2005 12:05 PM [26-0476] Please help, I recently purchased set of Gorham brite cut napkin rings from an online auction site, has the Gorham hallmark used 1852-1865, and also has what appears to be the star date mark for 1888??? Anyone?? Thanks in advance.. IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 06-03-2005 01:03 PM The image is not too clear, but it does appear to be one of the various post-1865 sterling marks and appropriate with a star date mark of 1888. IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 06-04-2005 10:16 AM Also, Gorham did not begin using the sterling standard until 1868. The particular trademark you show, with the lion-anchor-G symbols not enclosed in boxes, seems to occur mostly during the 1880s, particularly on napkin rings, novelties (like scent bottles), etc. IP: Logged

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