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Unknown Maker Marks on German Matchsafe / Vesta Case

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:06 am
by silberdosen
Hello!

I have this matchsafe in my collection and would like to know who made it.
Silver content and country of origin are clear to me, but the maker mark "AS" ...who was it?
And can the year of manufacture been told by the (shape) of the other hallmarks?

Does anybody has a clue (or fact)?

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Best regards
Rainer

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:19 am
by Bahner
Hello, there were several makers over the years that used a mark like that. Maybe a picture of the object can narrow it down. There usually is no way to date a piece by the shape of the other marks. Best wishes, Bahner

picture of the object itself

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:41 pm
by silberdosen
Hello Bahner,

here comes a image of the matchsafe/vesta case itself.

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Thanks for your information!
Rainer

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:18 am
by Bahner
Hello, found no exact match. The closest is a mark used by August Schofer from Pforzheim before 1914. Maybe he is the one. Best wishes, Bahner