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kdlefevre Posts: 2 |
posted 01-08-2005 09:45 PM
  
Hi there: If anyone could help me identify these marks on the back of a set of antique sterling bread plates I purchased, I would be in your debt! The only marks are a crown, an "H" and "Sterling 126." Can anyone help? Thank you!! IP: Logged |
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tmockait Posts: 963 |
posted 01-08-2005 10:43 PM
Without a picture, I can't offer more than a guess. The word "sterling" indicates that it is American. There was an M. Fred Hirsch Co. of Jersey City, New Jersey in Business from 1920-45. Its hallmark was a crown followed by a capital "H" followed by a shield crest over the word sterling. But, as I said, this is only a guess. Also, look at the number again. Could it possibly be "925" instead of 126? 925 is a common purity mark. If you have a digital camera, posting pictures is free and easy. See "How to post photos" above. If not, describe not only the marks but their order and the shape of the crest in which it is set. Good luck, IP: Logged |
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Arg(um)entum Posts: 304 |
posted 01-08-2005 11:22 PM
"... The word "sterling" indicates that it is American. " If only the world were that simple. It is true that a majority of items marked 'Sterling' and encountered in the US is American, but it is by no means a generally applicable rule. 'Sterling' has been used extensively by Canadian makers and a host of European and even South American ones who aimed at export markets. One needs to resist the urge to make facile but unsound generalizations. They are a disservice to people wanting to learn and diminish the credibility of the forums. IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 01-09-2005 02:37 AM
Irish provincial makers commonly marked their domestic wares Sterling, too. It has been suggested that this practice was the genesis of the use of the term to mark silver in early Baltimore before the establishment of their assay office in 1814. See this earlier discussion When Coin Evolved to Sterling on the subject. IP: Logged |
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