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Thanks for your reply, Bahner. Another mystery mark eh? I assumed - perhaps wrongly - given the theme of the spoon it might have been registered in France or Belgium.

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Can identify the maker of this 800 Waterloo / Napoleon silver spoon? It is marked DÉPOSÉ (no doubt the design was registered in Belgium or France). It is also marked with the German crescent and crown marks. The maker's mark looks like the intertwined letters H and S.

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I have been out of action for some time so apologies for a very late contribution to this thread. The mark - known as the "fouled anchor" - on the thimble above is that of Stern Brothers of Philadelphia. The figure 6 is a US size number. The anchor mark dates the thimble to 1890 - 1908. The company ...

Many thanks for your reply, Mike. Appreciated. On reflection I think the thimble could actually be older than I suggest above. It could have been made any time during the 18th century. Since I posted other candidates have been suggested to me namely: Matthews, Makepiece and Mercer. All of them ...

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Can anyone positively ID the TM mark on this English silver thimble? The
style is late 18th / early 19th century. Similar rare examples exist by
Hester Bateman. It is of course a pity that the hallmarking of English
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Many thanks for your very helpful replies, Tosten and Jakjo. Much appreciated.

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Can anyone identify the maker of this Scandinavian thimble?



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I don't know what happened to your pictures, Kee, but here for comparison is my nutmeg grater.

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Thanks Mike. I'll let you know if I find out anything else.

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I have a similar one, English late 18th century with S.M for Samuel Meriton. Yours could be the same maker though the mark isn't clear.

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Noted Mike. Many thanks. Here are 2 more J.G and J.G Ltd marks on three vesta cases which I had attributed to Joseph Gloster.



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I have this mark recorded in my personal notes as Joseph Gloster. Whether it's correct or not I still need to verify.

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Can anyone positively ID the maker of this English gold poe sy ring (WI in a shield)? One suggestion has been William Jennings of London, late 17th century though I can't find another instance of his mark.

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Once again. Thank you for your quick reply. Much appreciated.

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That's great, Doos. Many thanks!

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drsheilamarykennedy wrote:origins of the name DORCAS

Dorcas means doe or gazelle. It is the Greek version of the Aramaic name Tabitha. The lady referred to in the Acts of the Apostles after whom the Dorcas thimble was named was known by both versions of the name.

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Sorry about the late reply, Sheila. Your thimble was made by Charles Horner of Halifax, ca 1890. It is a steel-cored and silver clad early Dorcas thimble. The design of yours is known as the Flora pattern (daisy top, diamond or waffle border). Like all early Dorcas thimbles this thimble is not ...

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This is my second call for help today... another snuff box made in The Netherlands. The top is marked with the Minerva head mark, there is what looks ...

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Can anyone identify the maker V.S on the base of this Dutch silver tabatière made to commemorate the destruction of Reims Cathedral in 1914? I tried the Dutch search engine linked to on ...

I believe it's H V Pithey & Co, Great Pulteney St, London.

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