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Old Dutch Cutlery from Grandmother

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:37 pm
by silverfan
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Please give information about origin, maker, year, town and if possible some historical details. Perhaps so we can clear some questions in family history.
Many thanks in advance
silverfan
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Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:39 pm
by blakstone
Town: The Hague (also 's-Gravenhage or Den Haag)
Date: 1781 (date letter "K")
Maker: Martinus van Stapele (working 1757-1803)

This traditional threaded pattern I gather is called "hartefilet" in Dutch.

Hope this helps!
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:00 pm
by silverfan
Hi blakstone,
thank you very much for your quick answer. Just to improve my knowledge I would like to know the meaning of the punches from left to right and the source where I can find the old punches before 1814 in the internet.
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