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Danish spoon?

Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:01 am
by paulh
This spoon looks Danish and the marks also bears a resemblance to the Copenhagen mark. However, it is not the usual three tower mark, but a similar marks with the shield being divided vertically. The right side having what looks like half the Copenhagen towers and the left half appears to be two horses running to the left.

Any ideas?

Paul.


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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:21 am
by admin
Hi Paul,
Not absolutely sure, but I think it is Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, currently just on the Danish border. In times past, part of the Danish Kingdom.
we have a terrible example of the Flensburg mark here ->
http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks_b1884_2.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Regards, Tom

Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:48 pm
by blakstone
Flensburg is correct. The maker "FS" is Ferdinand Heinrich Sauermann, born 1824, citizen 19 Aug 1854. No record of his death.

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:15 pm
by paulh
Thank you gentlemen. Another mystery solved!


Paul.