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 Genuine sterliing?
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cannon50 Posts: 24 |
posted 03-09-2005 07:30 AM
  
Hi, My wife recently got another Phoebe pattern spoon. It does not make a ringing sound like all of our other sterling pieces when I tap it. It is a small bonbon server. Should I be concerned or could the shape or possibility that it may be cast rather than stamped have a bearing on whether or not it rings when tapped? Thanks. IP: Logged |
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Hutch Posts: 13 |
posted 03-09-2005 07:39 AM
Hi, I believe, ( I could be wrong ) that all sterling is stamped just that. Now silver does have a nice ring to it, i.e,. the coins I remember when I was a kid. But I don't think it is a good way to judge whether something is the real deal. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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tonycooper Posts: 20 |
posted 03-09-2005 09:55 AM
"Phoebe" is a pattern of stainless steel flatware made by Amcrest (Japan). I do see a reference to a "Phoebe" pattern by Watson, but it's not listed in the reference books I have. Who is the maker of your silverware? IP: Logged |
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cannon50 Posts: 24 |
posted 03-09-2005 09:23 PM
Thanks for replies. I should have said that the maker is Watson. There is an H inside of pennant on back. The pattern is a depiction of if believe the greek goddess bathing in a stream and is a rare one not found in most books. IP: Logged |
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Kimo Posts: 1627 |
posted 03-10-2005 10:42 AM
Did you mean to type "There is an H inside of pennant on back"? The Watson pennant mark has a W in it. IP: Logged |
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tonycooper Posts: 20 |
posted 03-10-2005 11:04 AM
Rainwater's "Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers shows a Watson mark with a "H" inside a pennant. There are six different marks shown as used by Watson including the more familiar "W" inside a pennant. IP: Logged |
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Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 |
posted 03-10-2005 11:12 AM
Although not the answer to your specific question, there is a profile of Watson's Pheobe at Watson Phoebe and Bacchante IP: Logged |
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tonycooper Posts: 20 |
posted 03-11-2005 09:13 AM
Adding to the "H" in the pennant mark for Watson, this mark was originally used by Mechanics Sterling Company of Attleboro MA. They were acquired by Watson-Newell who became Watson who became Wallace who was purchased by the Hamilton Watch Co. IP: Logged |
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