HN Squire & Sons - poorly marked hallmarks need help wit

mschisel · Post by **mschisel** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:42 pm

This spoon has 3 hallmarks which I cannot truly make out. The first looks like a star, but could be something else, the middle looks like a lion and the last could be a head. Then it is marked STERLING and has an overmark of H. N? Squire & Sons. The H. is stamped on top of the S. Does anyone have any information on this H. Squire & Sons and can you identify the time period and/or pattern. Thank you.

wev · Post by **wev** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:57 pm

For information on Horatio Nelson Squire, see here

The partnership with his sons began c 1875/1877, when they came of age. It is not known how long it continued past the 1880 census, but his death in 1897 is an obvious outside limit.

mschisel · Post by **mschisel** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:20 pm

Thank you so much for your quick reply. I want to correct myself on one point...the H. is overstamped on the G in sterling. I wonder why these markings are so messy...