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by rainbowrev
Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:25 am
Forum: British Hallmarks - Single Image
Topic: British Silver import/export mark
Replies: 3
Views: 4029

British silver marks

The N looks like 1862 (that is on a brush) and there is a letter L on the matching mirror that looks like 1860. The rest of the marks, Anchor, Lion and makers mark are the same on both.

Deb (rainbowrev)
by rainbowrev
Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:15 pm
Forum: Silver Care / Techniques
Topic: cleaning silver on an old hairbrush
Replies: 2
Views: 5048

Re: cleaning an old brush

Thanks so much for the great tip on how to protect the bristles of my brush I will give it a try!
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by rainbowrev
Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:19 am
Forum: Silver Care / Techniques
Topic: cleaning silver on an old hairbrush
Replies: 2
Views: 5048

cleaning silver on an old hairbrush

Hi,

I would love some expert advice on how to best clean the silver on an old hairbrush without staining the bristles of the old brush?

Thanks so much!
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by rainbowrev
Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:16 am
Forum: American Sterling & Coin Silver - Single Image
Topic: .925 sterling mark
Replies: 1
Views: 3407

.925 sterling mark

Hi folks I posted to the photo shy British silver topic but have another piece of silver I think is American and I hope this is the right thread for this question I have a tiny spoon, I think it is a salt spoon. It has a cursive S then a lion on 3 paws with the fourth up and bent facing west, a lett...
by rainbowrev
Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:07 am
Forum: British Hallmarks - Single Image
Topic: British Silver import/export mark
Replies: 3
Views: 4029

British Silver import/export mark

I am new to Silver collecting and I must say it is facinating, it's like portable archeology. Ok so here is my question: I have a brush and mirror set, both have an anchor (Birmingham ?) a lion (Sterling ?) a letter N (year code ?) a Makers mark (WL ? or WGS ?) . From reading quite a bit of this sit...

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