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by jawu2000
Sat Apr 20, 2013 2:00 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Hallmarks on Daguerreotype-plates
Replies: 7
Views: 5813

Re: Hallmarks on Daguerreotype-plates

hello bahner, thanks for your reply. i have already checkt all available book on dags between europe and the usa. quite a litte has been foun on hallmarks. the best still was written by the rinharts. hossauer was a german silversmith from berlin who came into busines rather early. he, f.e. stamped h...
by jawu2000
Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:48 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Hallmarks on Daguerreotype-plates
Replies: 7
Views: 5813

Re: Hallmarks on Daguerreotype-plates

Hello Trev, thank you for the link you sent. I found the Christofle balance with the silver content between the two parts of the balance. On a daguerreotype you cannot find this. there is a) nothing inbetween, or b) a star, but never a number. The litereature tells the following on the numbers stamp...
by jawu2000
Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:52 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Hallmarks on Daguerreotype-plates
Replies: 7
Views: 5813

Re: Hallmarks on Daguerreotype-plates

hi trev,

thank you for the install.guide.
let's see if i did it right.
best regards
jawu

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by jawu2000
Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:20 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Hallmarks on Daguerreotype-plates
Replies: 7
Views: 5813

Hallmarks on Daguerreotype-plates

Dear readers, I have some questions on hallmarks, stamped on platet silver for daguerreotypes. Often there is a stamp showing Agnus Dei, above it Doublé, under it J. P., on the left of this stamp another, a rosette (what does it mean?). On the right side a number (eq. 40) which shows the silvercont...

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