Need Help with Mystery Mark

ronenros · Post by **ronenros** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:53 pm

Hi Everyone,

I found this old spoon recently. It's about 12" long and marked with two stamps - what looks like a tree over the letter E and maker's marks that look like IL.
It came from a Dutch family, but it doesn't appear to match any Dutch marks. Maybe German?

Ron

blakstone · Post by **blakstone** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:31 pm

Pyr (pinecone) = Augsburg, Germany (see here: German City Marks A-D; though note that Augsburg date letters started in 1734, not 1763 as stated)
Date letter E = 1741-1743
Maker IL = Johan Ludwig Laminit, Master 1726

Hope this helps!

ronenros · Post by **ronenros** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:43 pm

Thank you so very much, blakstone, for once again being so very helpful!

Cheers!

Ron