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 Silver flatware or handle item?????????
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cocomo11@msn.com unregistered |
posted 10-21-2002 01:23 AM
 
I have a silver flatware item that has a tightener screw on the side above the handle. I thought maybe some type of cork puller. Markings are B T _ E S.G.D.G. Can anyone tell me what it is and a little history? I can't find anything on it. Flatware handle looks like a large knife handle apx. 5" X 1". Upper section is apx. 3" with two sections w/3 leaf shapes that have a silver type screw clamp on the side that tightens the two sides. Feels heavy. email cocomo11@msn.com Vickie IP: Logged |
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Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 |
posted 10-21-2002 08:41 AM
I'm going to take a stab at this, because I know I've seen them before. I think this is a joint holder (as in joint of mutton). But I might be imagining something different from what you actually have. Maybe this suggestion, being terribly wrong, will prompt a correct response from the ether! IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 10-22-2002 08:42 AM
It does sound like a joint holder (some may say a bone holder). A photo would help. IP: Logged |
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FredZ Posts: 1070 |
posted 10-22-2002 07:02 PM
My only imput is the possibility that it is German.. If I recall correctly, S.G.D.G. is used in Germany to signify manufacturing in the country... I do not know what the initials stand for. I have a bracelet with the identical initials. IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 10-27-2002 09:25 AM
Here are the photos from Vickie:    IP: Logged |
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smfc75 Posts: 122 |
posted 10-27-2002 01:39 PM
The marks could be BTÉ and S.G.D.G. These are French patent markings representing "breveté" which indicates that the design incorporated one or more patents, and "sans garantie du gouvernement" which was a disclaimer required by the French government stating that it didn't guarantee enforcement of the patent(s). IP: Logged |
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Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 |
posted 10-28-2002 09:16 AM
I learn something new every day! IP: Logged |
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Arg(um)entum Posts: 304 |
posted 10-28-2002 12:51 PM
The business end of this piece is probably plated steel (maybe chromed?) but the handle looks like silver. If it is then, now that we know that it is french, there should be at least one mark on it. Can you find any, Cocomo? IP: Logged |
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cocomo11@msn.com unregistered |
posted 10-29-2002 02:01 AM
The only marking I can see is the French Markings BT_E' and S.G.D.G.on the top above the screw. Is there something else I should be looking for? The weight is 4 1/2 oz. if that helps. The handle definitely looks solid silver, the top portion has a little gray tarnish on the screw portion. IP: Logged |
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Arg(um)entum Posts: 304 |
posted 10-30-2002 12:26 PM
Somewhere on the handle. There should be a Minerve (about 1/10inch fairly square) and a Maker's that could be a bit larger or smaller. It may look like a large pit before you clean it (toothpick only!). If there is no mark, then you have to think 'silverplated' - I don't know when they introduced marks for plated stuff but solid silver without one is fairly improbable. IP: Logged |
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cocomo11@msn.com unregistered |
posted 11-01-2002 12:51 AM
I found them!!! But will have to have someone help me. I can barely see them. Looks like maybe a letter or number??! IP: Logged |
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cocomo11@msn.com unregistered |
posted 11-07-2002 01:56 AM
Can't tell. It is to small. Any ideas as to where to sell this piece of silver would be appreciated. Thanks! IP: Logged |
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