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TGS Posts: 31 |
posted 03-01-2001 02:28 PM
  
I have just acquired a spoon marked DANIEL LOW incuse and PURE-COIN incuse It is also marked 1887 script on the back of the handle. He is referenced in Kovel and Rainwater but no marks are given and both references are really for Daniel Low & Co. which they say began in 1867. My question is really whether 1887 or even 1867 aren't somewhat late for a coin silver designation. An ad shown in Rainwater implies that he was selling sterling by 1892. I have no particular reason to believe that the date on the spoon is the manufacturing date. Does anybody think that this spoon was sold or manufactured before Low incorporated in 1867? Also does someone have a Low spoon as another example of how his mark looked? Thanks for any comments IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 03-01-2001 10:10 PM
TGS-- 1867 is not necessarily late for a coin pattern. Durgin's Strawberry, which dates from 1874, was made in coin silver. Giving us a description, or better yet, a picture of the pattern, might help us pin down who made it, and when the pattern was introduced. Sometimes Dan'l Low didn't put the "& Co." in the mark. I don't think there was any Daniel Low retail outfit before 1867, so anything marked Daniel Low is necessarily 1867 or later. I hope this helps. IP: Logged |
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TGS Posts: 31 |
posted 03-02-2001 04:04 PM
Thanks for the response. I will post a snap of the spoon if I can get instructions on how to do it from SMP whom I have requested same. Meantime. The spoon is a plain oval ended soupspoon(?) with no shoulders. The top of the handle carries a simple design of leaves (maple?) surrounding the monogram thence drooping down halfway to the bowl. The rib on the underside is about 1/2 inch long. I didn't think it was really a "pattern" until you mentioned it but I guess it might be. IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 03-02-2001 11:48 PM
Here is the image from TGS:  IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 04-28-2001 11:19 PM
TGS, I would say the spoon dates to the 1870s or early 1880s, based on the design and the font style (it has serifs--I tend to find that usually, from about the 1880s on, most lettering in marks dropped the serifs--this is a general rule, but by no means is it always the case). If I had to guess as regards the maker, I would say Durgin. The pattern (Antique by name) was certainly used by several makers. However, I do have a spoon that looks exactly like yours in terms of shape (but with an engraved little girl instead of your design). Durgin often didn't mark their pieces with a trademark or even metal content--some pieces of Durgin have nothing, or just a retailer mark. I have seen pieces by Durgin marked with PURE COIN and a retailer too. And Low seems to have retailed a lot of Durgin--not really surprising since Durgin was in Concord, NH and Low in Salem, MA.
[This message has been edited by Paul Lemieux (edited 04-28-2001).] IP: Logged |
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TGS Posts: 31 |
posted 04-29-2001 10:50 AM
Thanks very much for the detailed response. It is great to have a place like this to go to for expert information and opinion IP: Logged |
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