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doc

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iconnumber posted 05-16-2012 04:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for doc     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I am cleaning up my office and have found a number of pieces tucked under papers and other piles, and the fork below is one of them. The mark reads Tittle; does this ring a bell with anyone? The fork measures about 6 3/4 inches in length.

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iconnumber posted 05-17-2012 01:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Polly     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I believe Tittle had a long partnership with Jot. wink

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iconnumber posted 05-17-2012 09:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ahwt     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
There were also some little Dots running around with with Tittle and Jot.

There is a Charles Tittle listed in Brix. This smith was from Philadephia.

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iconnumber posted 05-18-2012 07:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for doc     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
OK, the name is too much fun not to make jokes about!! Thank you for the Charles Tittle lead in Philadelphia; based on the style of the fork, however and Charles' dates, I think this piece predates him.

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iconnumber posted 05-18-2012 04:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for agphile     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
As someone with little knowledge of American silver I probably shouldn't chip in here, but I find the shape of the fork interesting. With its three prongs and downturned stem end it reminds me of the "konfyt" (preserve) forks that are a feature of Cape of Good Hope silver of the first half of the 19th century. However, the Cape forks of this type are usually shorter ...... and I am ceratainly not suggesting there was a Tittle working in South Africa at the time.

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iconnumber posted 05-18-2012 07:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for doc     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
agphile, the style of this fork makes me question whether it is American, but the maker's mark is typically American, so thought I'd throw it out there. But now I need to learn more about "konfyt" forks!

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iconnumber posted 05-18-2012 10:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for swarter     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
There is no time limit to when a style can be used once it has been introduced. Three prong forks have been made for a long time (but four prongs even predate those). This could just as well be a strawberry fork, a popular Victorian style of slender three pronged forks in pattern silver. I see no reason why it could not have been made by Charles Tittle, but I cannot say that it was. This probably leaves you just as much in the dark until more information surfaces. confused

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