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USSR: sch/f, 7, TJ, E + star + 916
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:26 pm
by orthogonal
A dear friend asked me what all those hallmarks mean. I dont have any idea myself. Two spoons, same marks, but one with "f" the other with "sch". I found the mark with the star online as "USSR". Can you help me with the others?
Re: USSR: sch/f, 7, TJ, E + star + 916
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:49 pm
by dognose
Hi,
I'll stick my neck out with this one. It's Estonian. The TJ mark represents the Tallinnskij Juvelirnij Zavod (Tallin's Jewellery factory). The preceding '7' indicates the year, but I do not know which one, probably 1967 or 1977.
Wait for someone who really know's what they are talking about to confirm/deny.
Trev.
Re: USSR: sch/f, 7, TJ, E + star + 916
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:24 am
by Qrt.S
:-))))) nice doing dognose. "TJ7" would be 1967 while 7TJ is 1977---at least to my understanding. Silver year marking in Soviet is usually quit logic, but in some cases like this it might cause confusion.
Re: USSR: sch/f, 7, TJ, E + star + 916
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:33 am
by orthogonal
Thank you both a lot, I am impressed!
Re: USSR: sch/f, 7, TJ, E + star + 916
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:09 am
by Qrt.S
Forgot to tell that Ф and Ж (not sch: Ш) are most like journeyman's marks.
Re: USSR: sch/f, 7, TJ, E + star + 916
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:22 am
by orthogonal
Thanks for your help and also for pointing out the difference between between Ж and Ш!
Re: USSR: sch/f, 7, TJ, E + star + 916
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:10 pm
by Goldstein
The logic is for nearly everybody understandable - often posted on this forum.
