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Reed and Barton bread tray no date symbol
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:45 am
by Sherry0202
Hello
I have been trying to identify when the bread tray i have was made but there is no date symbol stamped on the piece. There appears to be a faint signature engraved above the Reed & Barton hallmark. I am unable to add a picture of the mark but it appears to be possibly F S- or possibly C over a J S-.
It is also marked sterling x302 beneath the hallmark
Thank you for any insite you can provide.
Re: Reed and Barton bread tray no date symbol
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:32 am
by Sherry0202
Re: Reed and Barton bread tray no date symbol
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:59 am
by dognose
Hi,
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Re: Reed and Barton bread tray no date symbol
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:36 am
by Sherry0202
[quote="Sherry0202"]Hello
I have been trying to identify when the bread tray i have was made but there is no date symbol stamped on the piece. There appears to be a faint signature engraved above the Reed & Barton hallmark. I am unable to add a picture of the mark but it appears to be possibly F S- or possibly C over a J S-.
It is also marked sterling x302 beneath the hallmark
Thank you for any insite.
Re: Reed and Barton bread tray no date symbol
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:32 pm
by Aguest
Back in 1980 the price of silver suddenly rose to almost 50 dollars per ounce due to the Hunt Brother's attempt to corner the silver market. ::: There was a lot of theft of sterling silver at this time. :::: People were advised to scratch numbers or initials so that the silver might be able to be identified later; my first guess is that it is an example of that. :::::