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_____nfield & Bro & 2nd mystery mark
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:25 pm
by quentin52
I think this last name ends nfield. The spoon is 3 1/2" long with the bowl turned 90 degrees. Is it a baby or medicine spoon? Is the soft mark to the right residual from the coin? Thanks
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:51 pm
by SilverSurfer
Though the exact stamp is not identified in Ensko IV, I believe your maker's mark is that of Canfield and Brother (Ira C. and William B.) of Baltimore, Maryland, after 1830. The mystery to the right is 10.15, an assay mark peculiar to Baltimore at that time. It is a salt spoon, used to dip salt from a master salt cellar.
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P.S. to Admin - Might be worthwhile to add this mark to your archive?
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:51 pm
by wev
Canfield & Brother (Ira B. and William B.) of Baltimore. It is a salt spoon and the second mark is a typical purity mark.
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