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SilverLiningPockets Posts: 11 |
posted 02-01-2018 02:10 AM
  
[26-2701] Hello all, I have just purchased a Gorham Strasbourg serving spoon and it has an x in a circle on the back. It weighs ~56 grams vs most other Strasbourg serving spoons of the same length, which weight 83 or so grams. What is the meaning of the x? I see a few [at auction] and I didn't realize this was something to look for until today. I might return it because it feels sort of flimsy to be honest. Thanks a lot! PS I posted before about a Tiffany plate, but I didn't do the photos right... I am fairly new to silver as I am mainly a jewelry person (especially pearls hehe) but I have a lovely three light Strasbourg candelabra as well as a few sterling straws and julep cups etc, just random things here and there. I am starting to fall down the rabbit hole though because there is just so much available on [at auction] and people under price often enough to make it a decent game. I hate to see old beautiful things go to the grimy scrappers too. Blech. Call me old fashioned...oh well. I have a couple other things I have questions about that I will probably be posting in the next few weeks. I have six month old twins so I am pretty busy most of the time. IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 02-06-2018 01:00 AM
The x mark in not shown in the Rainwater and Redfield book on Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. They do note that Gorham used as many as five different weights for their silver flatware patterns. They used the letters T (for trade), M (for medium), H (for heavy) and EH (for extra heavy). Regular weight was not marked. The letter x is not shown in this book however they note that the John Hay Library, Brown University has the Gorham's archival records and it is open by appointment. [This message has been edited by ahwt (edited 02-06-2018).] IP: Logged |
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Kimo Posts: 1627 |
posted 02-10-2018 02:43 PM
One other possibility is that it could be the retailer's marking. Retailers sometimes added their own marks to silver they sold so that they could identify it. IP: Logged |
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