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Should be silver, looking for more information

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:33 am
by sebastian4743
This spoon should be made of silver but what is the origin of it? Are the maker marks familiar to you?

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Re: Should be silver, looking for more information

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:43 am
by dognose
Hi Sebastian,

See Wiskemann at: http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_W3.html

Please remember to keep your images to within the 7" (18cm) guidelines.

Trev.

Re: Should be silver, looking for more information

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:36 am
by sebastian4743
Thank you Trev. The Wiskeman mark is on the silverplate marks section on the link you provided me. Doesn't the mark 12 mean silver purity 12 (drams)?

Re: Should be silver, looking for more information

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:55 am
by dognose
I think in this case the '12' relates to the amount of silver deposited.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/a_platenumbers.html

Trev.

Re: Should be silver, looking for more information

Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:50 am
by sebastian4743
Thank you Trev, you were right. The seller checked them with some chemical substance and it turned out to be silver plated.

Once again thank you!