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deb Posts: 14 Registered: Dec 2000	posted 07-08-2001 02:23 PM Can someone please help me out? I got what i think are 8 English sterling demi spoons. In looking at Seymour B. Weylers 'Book of Old Silver' on page 202 I see the same crown, lion and lower case letter 'a' for the date mark as being made in 1893 in Sheffield. The maker mark is HH, but I only found a marker mark of H.H, not the HH my spoons have. Are they still sterling? They are an interesting pattern of an old man at the top, and a face near the bowl on both front and back. Here is a link to the mark. Any help would be appreciated. -------------------------- IP: Logged
Martine Posts: 55 Registered: Jul 2001	posted 07-08-2001 04:59 PM The picture is a little fuzzy and the date letter is hard to read. Anyway the marks look like good sterling silver Sheffield hallmarks to me. There were a lot of silversmiths in that region and there are some English makers marks that are just unascribed. IP: Logged
deb Posts: 14 Registered: Dec 2000	posted 07-08-2001 09:01 PM Martine: Thank you so much for your help. It was a relief to learn not all makers are listed! Thanks again, Deb IP: Logged
karen Posts: 16 Registered: Oct 2000	posted 07-13-2001 12:35 PM The HH makers mark in England can be at times a little confusing. Everyone's first thought is Henry Holland (London) but a Sheffield maker does exist at a much later date. The confusion is when on Vic duty mark is struck for Holland (later Aldwinkle, Slater and Holland) and their Sheffield counterparts who lasted much longer. Possibly...your HH of Sheffield is Harrison Bros and Howson. Both makers are prolific and easy to find; and there is always confusion. Happy day, dollface and I hope this helps! Cheers Karen IP: Logged

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