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german spoon ?

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:35 pm
by Rayvenini
got this little odd piece it measures 4.25" long, i think you call it a fiddle back not sure, looking for the date.... the maker could be A.ZINSSTAR but some of the last letters are unreadable

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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:46 pm
by dognose
Hi Ray,

Not German, but Swiss.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12718" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Trev.

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:52 pm
by Rayvenini
thanks Trev... any idea what they would have been used for as its a weird dumpy spoon?

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:41 pm
by dognose
Tea caddy spoon maybe?

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:15 pm
by Rayvenini
is there any way of dating it

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:34 pm
by stecci
Hello Rayvenini

The seller is Adolf Zinsstag-Preiswerk. He had the business from 1908 - 1947. The manufacturer Jezler 0800 alloys used only until about 1940th

Stećci