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Need help in identifyingThis marks
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 6:59 pm
by TCSilver
The first symbol looks like a Gorham mark, for the year. Not sure what the last two symbols mean..
Re: Need help in identifyingThis marks
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:02 pm
by Aguest
Hello, could you be so kind as to take a pic that is a little more in focus?
Also, could you take a pic of the entire item so we could see the entirety of the object?
The marks look sort of English at first glance, but we would need a more focused pic to really figure it out.
Re: Need help in identifyingThis marks
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:43 pm
by TCSilver
Here's a couple more images, so hard to get a nice focus on the marks
Re: Need help in identifyingThis marks
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:49 pm
by user701
They are London hallmarks, not Gorham. There also appears to be faded / worn makers mark next to the lion passant, looks like a H
Re: Need help in identifyingThis marks
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:05 pm
by TCSilver
So it's Sterling 1949, What does the middle symbol mean?
It does look like an H - Which I guess is more research to figure out.
Re: Need help in identifyingThis marks
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 1:29 am
by techsol
Hi,
That punch is the town mark, in this case the leopard's head, denoting it was made in London.
Martin
Re: Need help in identifyingThis marks
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:48 am
by user701
There is probably more to the makers mark, but has probably worn away, sometimes using a loupe and getting the mark in the right light, you can sometimes see more.
Re: Need help in identifyingThis marks
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:19 am
by silvermakersmarks
This date letter "o" is 1909, not 1949. The style of the letter H (no serif and fairly open) puts me in mind of one of the sponsor's marks of C S Harris & Sons Ltd, especially as there seems to be something within both parts of the H:
Phil
Re: Need help in identifyingThis marks
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 6:11 pm
by TCSilver
Yes, My wife said their looks to be something above and below the H - I think you nailed it.