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Help with ID

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:23 pm
by Toha
Hi guys!
What can I say about these?

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Re: Help with ID

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:57 pm
by Traintime
Ref.- Mark reads "Z & CO 20".
Anything more you can show or tell? Object description. General area of world where object was located. Numbers on silverplate (site Library) often indicate a European source but perhaps not in this case.

Re: Help with ID

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:08 pm
by Traintime
If the case were for 20 grams silver in the plate, this would seem to be bottom grade. See here : https://www.925-1000.com/a_platenumbers.html

But that's not a conclusion, yet!

Re: Help with ID

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:41 pm
by Toha
Traintime wrote:Ref.- Mark reads "Z & CO 20".
Anything more you can show or tell? Object description. General area of world where object was located. Numbers on silverplate (site Library) often indicate a European source but perhaps not in this case.
3 forks. One of them from Italy (cosa silber 90) and two probably from Germany.

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Re: Help with ID

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:35 am
by Bahner
Hello, the Z&Co is most likely Ziech and Co. from Duesseldorf, Germany. Cosa is a mark used by Sandig and Co. from Liegnitz, Silesia (today Legnica, Poland). Better pics of front, back and mark (one pattern for each thread) might help in the future. Regards, Bahner

Re: Help with ID

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:30 pm
by Traintime
Ziech & Co. @ Carl Antonstrasse Nr. 9, Dusseldorf (ebooks source-free).