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Topic: Silver Spoon - maker's mark?

JohnW

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Registered: Jan 2012

posted 01-23-2012 04:59 PM

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I have a silver spoon which was owned by an ancestor who I think lived in or near Reading, England. Pictures:

It’s about 15cm long. The London Assay Office has advised me that it’s probably 1789 (as indicated by the “O” and the male sovereign’s head). There is no town mark – which they tell me is not that unusual. There is a maker’s mark which I (and they) find difficult to identify. If anyone knows the maker, it might help me to find out more about where my ancestor lived etc.

Thanks,
John Widger

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adelapt

Posts: 418
Registered: May 2003

posted 01-23-2012 09:18 PM

The maker's mark appears to be an overstamp. This happened when a supplier (whether maker or retailer) strikes his/her stamp over the top of that of whoever the item was sent to assay by. In this case, it will take someone with very good eyes or a lot of optimism to identify who the punchmarks belonged to. It is overwhelmingly likely to be a London made spoon, as would have been supplied to retailers all over England, and may not have been bought new by your ancestor..

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