Help with coin(?) silversmith marks on teaspoon.

ttsf · Post by **ttsf** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:37 pm

Good morning and happy Labor Day from cool & foggy San Francisco. I've been researching this mark on and off with no success. The spoon is very thin & lightweight & I'm assuming it's coin silver. The mark consist of a right facing profile, a capital "W", followed by a star. The other mark appears to be a retailer named Wheelers Brooks & Co.. I've tried various search strings but find no historical reference to this company.

If anyone knows whose mark this is or can point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks for looking. Tim

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wev · Post by **wev** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:47 pm

Wheeler & Brooks were retail jewelers in Livonia NY c 1835
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ttsf · Post by **ttsf** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:32 pm

Thank you wev. Do you have a source for this info? Tim
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wev · Post by **wev** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:36 pm

They are recorded as such in Darling's New York State Silversmiths; the firm advertised in the local papers durning the 1830s.
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ttsf · Post by **ttsf** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:46 pm

Thank you! Tim
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