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I found a copy of the 1926 recommendation, and after the posted part of it is a section titled "Fancy Dozens", so I'm guessing that the weights are for a set of 12.

Interesting. Since this is titled "Simplified Practice Recommendation R54", I guess there was a more complicated set of code letters before 1926. My teaspoons from 1905 are marked with an "E", which is not mentioned in the 1926 recommendation. The listed weights are far more than...

I suspect that the code letters on my set are weight marks as described on this page: http://www.examiner.com/article/gorham-weight-marks-t-r-h-etc . Letters that don't fit in this pattern may have been stamped for or by specific retailers. It might help to prove or disprove this by posting the weig...

Letter 'H' contained within a rhombus: http://www.925-1000.com/td/f/American/Gorham-letter-H.jpg Trev. This is from my set of the 'Old French' pattern that was purchased from Spaulding & Co. in Chicago in 1905. In my set, the forks have an 'H' in a rhombus, the spoons have an 'E' in a rhombus, ...

Thank you Trev! FWIW, the 'Old French' pattern was designed by William Christmas Codman. I've just found the US design patent for this pattern: http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=D0037190&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526...

https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg https://www.925-1000.com/pics/Ximg.jpg I've inherited a set of sterling silverware that was originally given to my great-grandparents for their 25th wedding anniversary in 1905. It was purchased from Spaulding & Co. in Chicago. I'm researching the hallmark...