sterling mark with "eagle" w/ upstretched wings on

Nancy Holland · Post by **Nancy Holland** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:20 pm

photo shy
I have a set of 12 nut cups and 2 larger bowls in a case from my great grandmother. I wonder about the markings - a bird with upstretched wings.
Thanks
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t-bird-art · Post by **t-bird-art** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:55 pm

International Silver Company / Meriden Britannia used a bird with outstretched wings to denote a Sterling piece produced in the 1920's and 1930's .
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t-bird-art · Post by **t-bird-art** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:01 pm

Nancy: Found the mark of your "Eagle" on the 4th line of this page: (image No. 01-1142-importD15a)
http://images.google.com/images?q=merid ... N&filter=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In the Silver world they call the "Eagle" a Griffin --
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Neruda · Post by **Neruda** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:24 pm

Wait a minute t-bird-art, I guess it's time to visit the zoo.

The International mark is a phoenix. Periodically it gets burnt to a cinder and rises from the flames.

A griffin is half eagle and half dragon.

And an eagle is pure bird!

Nancy, you've got to post a photo, or at least give a very detailed description. Is the bird the only mark? There are several possibilities
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Post by **admin** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:08 pm

The Meriden trademark is right here

at American Marks 6
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t-bird-art · Post by **t-bird-art** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:48 am

Very good site administrator. I missed the image on your site. I spent hours digging the bird/eagle/phoenix/griffin image out of the internet using 1/2 dozen search engines.
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