Sterling File Identification

[Lord_925]

I think it kind of looks like some kind of animal head or a chess knight? Maybe not? Any clues?

[kozy845]

THE WALDO FOUNDRY - Bridgeport, CT
Active in the 1910s

[Lord_925]

Thank you Kozy. I looked forever on that one and you found it in less than a day. I wonder why this site doesn't have that one on file?

[dragonflywink]

Have always felt uncomfortable with the Waldo attribution (also often run across the similarly marked H.H. Curtis pieces IDed as Waldo), Rainwater notes Waldo Foundry as a maker of aluminum-gold flatware. Can't really recall seeing this mark on anything other than this beaded floral pattern, which I've run across on serving pieces, dresser and desk items, etc. - have wondered if it might be a W.H. Glenny & Sons mark for small pieces.

~Cheryl

[admin]

Lord925,
Can you possibly post a larger image of the mark? All of the firms mentioned use either a unicorn or dragon with a down turned beak and, to my eye, your mark doesn't really resemble any of them. An enlargement may help with a positive ID.

Regards, Tom

[Traintime]

Could this help identify the Waldo name? Maker appears to be conjoined HE. Number 1 preceeds Waldo in arch. Patent date seems to be Apr. 94 (?) for 1894.

[dragonflywink]

Your spoon has no connection to the piece in the original post (pics unfortunately gone now) - it is Holmes & Edwards' 'Rialto' pattern (1894 patent #D23163), produced in 'aluminum-gold', an alloy of aluminum and copper, provided by Waldo Foundry, and bearing their 'griffin' trademark rather than what you describe as the numeral '1', along with Holmes & Edwards' 'HE'. If I recall correctly, Waldo went out of business in the early 1900s...

~Cheryl

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