First off i appologise for not haveing photos, my phones camera isnt good enough to take them to high enough quality to get one and my digital camera is no better, i will try and get some as soon as i can. I may try scanning the silver items into the computer when i get my scanner back.
Anyway recently while clearing out my grans house i have been dateing all the silverwear we find and i came across these two, they have extremly odd silver marks.
The first ladel has:
A (in a circle), 1 (in a rectangle), a strange symbol which looks like an extremly fancy H, a symbol which looks like a circle with a plus attached to it (like the sign for a girl which was popular in the 60's), last of all there is the makers mark this consists of a shield-like shape with a crown over J.G, around this in a horseshoe shape are the words argentina silver.
(the symbols from this ladel is very similar to the one from these tongs which are on eBay which i found while looking for a way to date this piece
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The second ladel has:
A (fancy, in a circle), a shape which looks reminiscent of the head of a flower... ie its roughly ciircular and has lots of bumps around the outside this is in a roughly circular shape, a crown (similar to those on sheffield silver in a square with its corners cut off), the strange h shape again (which is why i think its from the same place or near the same place anyway), a fancy S in a circle, last the makers mark is similar to the last one except it has the letters EP (could possibly be EF but i dont think it is)
two silver ladels (argentina silver)
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Those both sound like British silverplate marks.
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Your first ladel Was made by Joseph Gilbert, Birmingham, England.
Check here for another one of their silverplate marks:
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate002.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Not sure about the second ladel. Maybe Mappin Brothers of Sheffield Endland?
Pat.
(Please just post one item per thread in the future.)
Your first ladel Was made by Joseph Gilbert, Birmingham, England.
Check here for another one of their silverplate marks:
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate002.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Not sure about the second ladel. Maybe Mappin Brothers of Sheffield Endland?
Pat.