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Sterling Silver Antler Handled Roasting Fork With Unknown Mark
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 5:08 pm
by Bits_And_Bobs
The title pretty much says it all! Recently I purchased this sterling silver roasting fork but I've been entirly, uneqivically, unable to find out who made it or what the mark on it means. Maybe you fine folks can help me out? Any clues would be greatly appreciated. A photo is encluded below, as well as an imgur link if that doesn't work.
https://imgur.com/a/mEvAjnR
Re: Sterling Silver Antler Handled Roasting Fork With Unknown Mark
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 5:26 pm
by dognose
Hi,
Welcome to the Forum.
Please embed your images as very few members will click on such links.
https://postimages.org (choose 'Share', then copy the 'Hotlink for forums' code) is recommended. Do not use Photobucket or Dropbox.
Trev.
Re: Sterling Silver Antler Handled Roasting Fork With Unknown Mark
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:08 pm
by Bits_And_Bobs
Oh I didn't know that was a thing, here you go
Re: Sterling Silver Antler Handled Roasting Fork With Unknown Mark
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 10:44 pm
by Traintime
It’s an international Silver Company mark derived IIRC from the Meriden Britannia Component. I believe it’s thought to be a Phoenix rising above the torse.
Re: Sterling Silver Antler Handled Roasting Fork With Unknown Mark
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 10:49 pm
by Traintime
Cheryl covered the Phoenix dating eras in this thread:
viewtopic.php?p=217752&hilit=meriden+phoenix#p217752
Re: Sterling Silver Antler Handled Roasting Fork With Unknown Mark
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:53 am
by Bits_And_Bobs
Oh that's interesting, does that mean the 27 is the year that the piece was made?
Re: Sterling Silver Antler Handled Roasting Fork With Unknown Mark
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:51 am
by Traintime
Likely to be an internal factory number for identification of pattern, stock, cataloging, etc.. Date coding wasn’t as important in general merchandising lines as it was to commercial wares that involved servicing and restocking by suppliers, and most of that was in plated wares. Sterling lines could have dating systems but they’re less common.