Possible Gorham unknown date mark

[bcap]

I have two different size sterling spoons and the marks seem to point to Gorham. The issue is that the date codes don't correspond. The very first issue before that is on the Gorham date code page on this site it states these codes were not even used on flatware so does that rule out Gorham all together? Let's say it doesn't...I have two different letter codes "S" and "T". The date code list shows that Gorham stopped using letters stopping at "Q" in 1884. In 1885 an icon was used. I haven't found anything else like it as far as marks but the pattern did come very close in pattern (but not exactly the same) to some sterling forks that came with the spoons. They are from Joseph Seymour and called "Rose Engraved" c. 1880.

So who makes these spoons and if we get that far what pattern are they? Thanks!

Spoon 1



Spoon 2 (same pattern)


Fork (for comparison)

[dognose]

Hi,

These marks are not date marks. I believe these marks are a bit of a mystery, they used to be thought of as weight marks, T=Trade, H=Heavy, M=Massive, S=Standard etc., but there have been several other letters noted in recent years and I believe the general opinon is that these marks have another meaning, maybe that of internal use.

Trev.

[Sterlingcats]

Trev is correct about the meaning of the letters - they indicate silver weight. There's also E for extra heavy. Wallace used the same system.
The pattern is Gorham's Jac Rose.