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The quality of this makers mark doesn't impress me too much but I haven't been able to find anything at all on this one. Spoon is marked "1912" on the back. Help please. Thanks for this great forum.

»RLB« = Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen, Greenfield, MA; founded ? - 1935.

Hello »paulb4«

Please look here (right column, middle: Lunt ...): http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_L2.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Kind regards silverport

»RLB« = Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen, Greenfield, MA; founded 1902 - 1935.

Hello again

A brief history of the »RLB« company and their pattern range you could find here: http://www.luntsilver.com/shop/index.php?id=254" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yours spoon’s basic shape was introduced in about 1912, hence yours spoon date »1912«, baptized: »Knickerbocker«.

So, yours spoon, signed with the »RLB« mark, seems to be made in the time span 1912-1935.

Please look here (pattern page 3): http://www.luntsilver.com/shop/index.php?id=254" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sorry, I haven’t very sounded knowledge in how American factories mark their cutlery.

But until yet I’ve observed, if there is on the back side of the stem a year’s numeral indicated:

In almost cases that was the year, the pattern was registered; for reason of prevent plagiarism.

Some times you could see more precise dating; e.g.: »PAT. MARCH 13 23«

There seems to be at least one exemption; e.g.: »1847 ROGERS BROS« - that’s maybe the year when Rogers Bros. was founded? Please look here: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... 35&t=21197" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Kind regards silverport