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jj8565

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iconnumber posted 10-05-2006 02:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jj8565     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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I have a condiment set which is hallmarked silver the maker I can't find can you help it is in a rectangle punch ( ESB ) is inside it any ideas
thanks

Also can some one tell me how to know a desert spoon serving spoon basting spoon is it the size as this really confuses me.
please help
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Ulysses Dietz
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iconnumber posted 10-05-2006 06:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ulysses Dietz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Your query is a little confusing. I don't think anyone will be able to help you with your identification without some sort of image.

A dessert spoon is not a very large spoon, perhaps 8 inches long. A serving spoon usually has some sort of different shape. Often what people see in 19th century silver as a serving spoon is just a really large tablespoon--which people used for soup before flatware makers got all complicated in the 1880s. A basting spoon would theoretically be a spoon with a very long handle for reaching into a hot oven to baste (pour drippings) over a roasting something or other. But a basting spoon is a sort of mythical creature in American silver...and I'll let others weigh in on that.

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jj8565

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iconnumber posted 10-06-2006 08:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for jj8565     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
hi thanks for that info

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tmockait

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iconnumber posted 10-06-2006 01:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for tmockait     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Do try and post the photos. If you don't have a camera, please explain what you mean by "hallmarked silver." Does it say "sterling" or have some other mark?

Tom

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jj8565

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iconnumber posted 10-06-2006 02:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jj8565     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
hi there thanks here is more details

they have a anchor a lion date letter n ant the inisials ESB inside a rectangle HOPE THIS HELPS YOU

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Silver Lyon

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iconnumber posted 10-06-2006 02:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Silver Lyon     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This a Birmingham, England mark.
The initials ESB stand for
Edward S. Barnsley & Co. -
the main trading name of the now better known Adie Brothers (Herbert & Percy).
The n will be the date letter for 1912-13.
Hope this helps! smile

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jj8565

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iconnumber posted 10-06-2006 03:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jj8565     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hi thanks for that, that will be a good help as I could not find it. I have a collection of spoons which I am trying to still identify. I have got some makers names but for others I haven't. They are mostly Scottish spoons from Edinburgh Glasgow. I will post these on this forum and hope someone knows about them.

Thanks for the info. It is good to see that some people are willing to share their knowledge with others which don't know too many things about silver.

cheers

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IJP

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iconnumber posted 10-07-2006 06:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for IJP     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm very glad that someone was able to help you identify your maker. You will find in time that this web forum can be a terrific resource and discussion place.

Please introduce yourself and let us know more about your interest in silver. You have joined a dedicated group of collectors and enthusiasts, and we'd like to know a little more about our new member so we can better welcome you.

Thanks,

IJP

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