Please Help with this old enamal Pencil

GuywithanEye · Post by **GuywithanEye** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:11 pm

I'm not positive that this is even british, but there do appear to be crown looking stamps in there.

Post by **2209patrick** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:20 pm

Those look like Swedish marks used since 1912.

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Pat.

GuywithanEye · Post by **GuywithanEye** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:24 pm

Thanks, does that put the date as 1776? seems a little too old for that date code... I appreciate your help!

Post by **2209patrick** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:34 pm

Sorry, but no, your piece does not date to 1776. The S in your mark is not a date mark.
The S is part of a state mark that has been used since 1912.

Pat.

Post by **dragonflywink** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:42 pm

With that "935" and what looks like nice guilloche enamel, Austria might be a good guess for the country of origin. No other marks?

Cheryl ;o)

GuywithanEye · Post by **GuywithanEye** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:46 pm

no other marks that I see... whats strange is that it looks more like gold than silver...

Post by **admin** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:59 pm

It is gold plated silver, 935 standard, the Swedish marks are import marks. Cheryl's suggestion of Austria as its place of origin makes sense, just the type of work they produced a lot of there in the teens and twenties.
Regards, Tom

GuywithanEye · Post by **GuywithanEye** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:04 am

Thank you to everyone who shared their knowledge with me!
This is a wonderful site!