thomas bolton spoons

borderarts · Post by **borderarts** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:07 pm

new to site - am usually pretty good at the "detective" work to figure marks and dates out - but this one has me a little stumped - i have 4 silver fiddleback teaspoons - with the name T. M. BOLTON - and the hallmark is either for thomas bolton or the year 1732 - which would appear to fit with being thomas bolton spoons as well - don't find any other bolton, but have not been able to find an actual piece of bolton's with how his name/hallmark appeared, etc. i have seen his hallmark on silver sites - but his hallmark and the hallmark for 1732 appear very similiar. does anyone have any thoughts on this - basically i am trying to authenticate that they are indeed thomas bolton spoons.

thanks,
kathy

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kerangoumar · Post by **kerangoumar** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:16 am

http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Make ... lton-2.jpg

if you look very carefully at the 1732 date mark for dublin you will see that it is in a shield. and if you carefully examine bolton's punch you will see that its outline is rather more like a four-leaf clover. and do not forget that the other marks should be present: city mark, standard, george head

hope this helps. try to get a picture up.

kerangoumar · Post by **kerangoumar** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:21 am

i did say a george, didn't i..well, time for bed. you did say 1732 at which time no george laid his head upon any silver tho he may have sat upon some silver furnitureee.