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While maintaining the environmental integrity of yet another New York sanitation center this morning I made a stunning discovery - the toxic contamination levels of the dump were not over the legal limit - so no paperwork! Also after I was done with my investigation I found a set of silver spoons from 19th-Century Europe in the mix of rubbish that I am more than happy to dig through! They seem to be of an early pre-unified German state, likely Prussia or maybe even Austria or some other smaller kingdom. There are 7 spoons in total - weighing a combined 187.4 grams. All the spoons date from the early-mid 1800's as they employ the archaic Loth silver standard markings of 12 and 13 representing 75% and 81.2% purity respectively.
The spoon silver maker's marks include: "Gorth" and "Pundt":
When I saw the "A.H." monogram on the back of these silver German spoons I immediately thought "Adolf Hitler" but then quickly realized that these spoons are likely too old to have belonged to the infamous dictator... but Adolf Hitler's father Alois Hitler perhaps could have owned them as he lived 1837-1903 which falls in line with the age of the spoons... but more than likely these spoons belonged to someone completely different who just shared the same initials.
I also found a collection of old pins, a watch, and an '8 Escudo' which nearly made me faint until I turned it over and saw a button shank - it was just a button - but it looks cool anyway and has legit markings- Potosi mint dated 1711.
I also found this pin to be particularly interesting, it's a military distinctive unit insignia "They Who Pass Fly High", I haven't been able to find out what this dui pin's actual unit name was yet or how old it may be.
Everything interesting I took home today:
The spoon silver maker's marks include: "Gorth" and "Pundt":
When I saw the "A.H." monogram on the back of these silver German spoons I immediately thought "Adolf Hitler" but then quickly realized that these spoons are likely too old to have belonged to the infamous dictator... but Adolf Hitler's father Alois Hitler perhaps could have owned them as he lived 1837-1903 which falls in line with the age of the spoons... but more than likely these spoons belonged to someone completely different who just shared the same initials.
I also found a collection of old pins, a watch, and an '8 Escudo' which nearly made me faint until I turned it over and saw a button shank - it was just a button - but it looks cool anyway and has legit markings- Potosi mint dated 1711.
I also found this pin to be particularly interesting, it's a military distinctive unit insignia "They Who Pass Fly High", I haven't been able to find out what this dui pin's actual unit name was yet or how old it may be.
Everything interesting I took home today:
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