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flabob Posts: 39 Registered: May 2004	posted 08-23-2010 05:08 PM [26-2028] Hi all. I have recently come across three spoons (coin silver) in the olive pattern with only an incuse stamp which I assume is the retailers mark. From Googling, 2 or 3 auctions have it listed as a retailer, which is why I say retailer. The name is M.E. Tobey. Does anyone know where he/they were located, and during what time frame? Thanks! IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 08-23-2010 06:26 PM Hiya flabob, Nice to see you back after a long dry spell. For our new folks, why don't you reintroduce yourself and your interests? IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 08-23-2010 06:28 PM Quote from above: "For our new folks, why don't you reintroduce yourself and your interests?" In that case, I'll save my reply if it is needed until later. IP: Logged
flabob Posts: 39 Registered: May 2004	posted 08-23-2010 08:32 PM Definitely! Nice to be back - it has been a while. To re-introduce myself - I am a collector and student of coin silver - almost predominantly American. Have found the forums a great place to learn from some real fellow lovers and collectors of silver. Haven't really posted too much, so please point out to me if I stray any from the normal guidelines. Thanks! IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 08-23-2010 08:53 PM I will defer to Bascall on the details of Marcus Edmund Tobey. In the mean time, can we get a few pictures? I would appreciate a good clear shot of the mark. IP: Logged
flabob Posts: 39 Registered: May 2004	posted 08-27-2010 07:31 AM Hi and thanks for the full name. It is an incuse mark, and I will attempt to post the pic. Have downloaded the Faststone resizer program, so hopefully soon. Bascal any info you have would be appreciated. Thanks! IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 08-27-2010 10:21 AM Welcome back flabob and thank you wev! Marcus E Tobey is listed in the census's in Great Barrington, Massachusetts as a goldsmith in 1850, a jeweller in 1860 and 1870, a jewelry and book store owner in 1880, and a watch repairer in 1900. A March 10, 1897 Jeweler's Circular article found on google mentions Marcus E Tobey turning over his nearly forty-five year old business in Great Barrington to H J Mignerey. Marcus E Tobey's name appears in the 1908 Pittsfield Directory in the list of deaths. He died on 14 July 1907 at age 75 years, 9 months, 4 days. Marcus had been living with a son in Pittsfield at the time of his death. Along with images of the mark, sometimes a full image of a pattern is enough to identify it's maker or manufacturer. Good luck flabob with your collecting and studies. [This message has been edited by bascall (edited 08-28-2010).] IP: Logged
flabob Posts: 39 Registered: May 2004	posted 08-28-2010 04:55 PM Thanks Bascal - Very informative. I will post a pic of the mark and pattern when I get this figured out. Best, Bob IP: Logged

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