matchsafe unknown mark

[Christian]

Please help me to identify this small mark on a case for matchbooks.

These marks are known...
German 800 silver Heinrich Mohr

Maybe it is the mark for Pforzheim???

Thanks for the help
Christian

[Theoderich]

it is dutch
http://www.925-1000.com/Fnetherlands_Date_Code.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
look under "J"

[silverport]

»V« in contour cartouche doesn’t stand for “Pforzheim” — town marks in that time in Germany? No!

Hello Christian

Since the decline and cease of the Guilds in Germany, and especially not after 1 January 1888, were town marks in use in Germany — there fore stand then after the »Crown« for be »Made in Germany«; before that latter as mark has happen too.

The script letter »V« mark, in the letter V following contour cartouche, is a Dutch mark, and stand for »Vreemde (kleine) werken« (Foreign objects, made from precious metals). It’s a tax mark, normally added in the Dutch Assay Offices on imported items made from precious metals, when the tax was paid.

This script letter »V« mark was a successor on former, similar marks; »bij “Koninklijk Besluit” van 16 September 1905; in gebruik genomen op 1 January 1906« (Kings Decree from 16 September 1905, in force from 1 January 1906 on, until 31 August 1953.

That signification is in yours case, that yours match safe was imported in The Netherlands from Germany, after 1 January 1906 and before 31 August 1953. Then after, it was officially not back exported to Germany.

Here you could see some of the other and elder Dutch »V« marks (right column, examples H and I):

http://www.925-1000.com/Fnetherlands_Date_Code.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I hope that this explanation would help you?

Kind regards silverport