Has anyone heard of silversmiths named Noessel or Attorini?

[jspiker]

I bought a large coin silver serving spoon at auction. It's marked Noessel on the back. I can't find this maker in any of my books. At the same auction I bought a very old coin silver mustard ladle marked Attorini & Sons Bradford. Can anyone please help me identify either (or both) of these makers? Thanks, Joan

[2209patrick]

That might be Fattorini & Sons, Bradford, England.
They are famous for making badges, but did produce silver pieces in their early years.

Could not find Noessel in my American reference books.

Pat.

[chrisnoessel]

I didn't know that we had any silversmiths in our family (I'm a Noessel, found this while Googling the family name), but it's entirely possible. (And I'd love to see a digital picture of the coin!)

A consideration: could the label be a unit of weight or volume? A Nößel is an archaic measurement of liquid capacity, around 450 milliliters. Maybe this was used for a scale?

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