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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 02-18-2012 11:26 AM
  
In the 1880s and 1890s Gorham used numbers within an oval to to indicate that a piece was a sample. Every blue moon I see a sample mark with an S prefix or S suffix outside the oval. These S marks are usually on 1891 or 1892 pieces. I have no idea as to the meaning of these S marks. Here are a couple of examples: Both of these pieces bear 1891 year marks. In addition the first piece also has an arrow mark. The arrow is at 3 o'clock. This arrow is also a mystery to me. IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 02-18-2012 11:32 AM
Its a bit blurry but it looks like the date mark for 1909. IP: Logged |
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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 02-18-2012 11:54 AM
At 9 o'clock is the date mark for 1891. IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 02-18-2012 12:01 PM
Do you think these were one of a kind pieces or have you seen others without the S? IP: Logged |
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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 02-20-2012 09:13 PM
The normal sample mark from this period is an oval surrounding numbers without a suffix or prefix. The S prefix or suffix is what is unusual about these pieces. That is what is puzzling. IP: Logged |
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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 05-19-2012 05:17 PM
Here is another Sample with an S suffix. It has a date mark for 1892 IP: Logged |
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dragonflywink Posts: 993 |
posted 05-20-2012 03:56 PM
Could it just be something so simple as an 'S' for 'Sample' - perhaps just an added indicator? ~Cheryl IP: Logged |
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Richard Kurtzman Moderator Posts: 768 |
posted 06-05-2012 05:25 PM
Cheryl, That's the first thing that crossed my mind. If that is the case (and intuitively I don't think it is) then the questions are still why is it seldom used and why is it sometime a prefix and other times a suffix? I don't want to complicate this but there is also a letter A that is sometimes used with what appear to be special order numbers. IP: Logged |
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