1600s Spoon Halmark from recent colonial dig ... need ID help

[HomeGuardDan]

1600's Spoon Halmark from recent colonial dig ... need ID help

The site that Bill D and I hit this past weekend supplied us with almost entirely 1600s items. This spoon dish was one of the items I took home with me. I did not discover the halmark initially. I had cleaned the back off in hopes of locating one, then Bill mentioned to check the face...winner winner there she was. I have not seen a mark like this and figured that I would check with some of the fellas here to who enjoy the old world the way that we do, and those across the pond.

Thanks

Dan

 

[H-2 CHARLIE]

that thing is old , just think of who eat off of it back then .

 

[numunk]

Nice old find

 

[Old Dude]

Is that a 3 leaf clover? Imagine the life of the person that used that! Our pitiful little problems would have made them laugh! Wonderful find.

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[HomeGuardDan]

Is that a 3 leaf clover? Imagine the life of the person that used that! Our pitiful little problems would have made them laugh! Wonderful find.

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Thanks, it is what appears to be in the shape of a clover, but there is something raised in the center... it looks like it could be a bird or fleur de lis, but it depends on the direction in which you view it and it is worn. I have always loved the thought of who used what - one of the reasons why I loved colonial era relics.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Hi Dan, I can't locate this reference book but you maybe able to through your library system "Pewter In America; Its makers and their marks by Ledlie I Laughlin, American Legacy Press 1981 (three volumes in one), ISBN 0 517 35063 7" , I also found a British mark similar to yours but it was but it had a star in the center of each of the clover's leafs. It was from the Parkers Brothers in Birminham England. You may want to see if there are any signs of letters or symbles inside your mark.
I have a question for you Dan. How do you post your picks so that you can magnify them? When I post them they are always small even when you click on them to enlarge.
ZDD

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Hi Dan, I can't locate this reference book but you maybe able to through your library system "Pewter In America; Its makers and their marks by Ledlie I Laughlin, American Legacy Press 1981 (three volumes in one), ISBN 0 517 35063 7" , I also found a British mark similar to yours but it was but it had a star in the center of each of the clover's leafs. It was from the Parkers Brothers in Birminham England. You may want to see if there are any signs of letters or symbles inside your mark.
I have a question for you Dan. How do you post your picks so that you can magnify them? When I post them they are always small even when you click on them to enlarge.
ZDD

Thanks man - I will try and locate the book. There very well might be some more detail inside the mark, but she is worn - going to carefully pick at it a little more.

Regarding the images, I just post them at a high-res (dpi) and not change the resolution. So long as you meet the server's size limit (which I believe is 5mb) you are good.

Dan

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Thanks Dan, good luck with your research.
ZDD

 

[CRUSADER]

Hallmark is a term used for an item made of precious metal. This is more of a makers mark, I haven't got time to search right now but there is a post on here with the various makers marks for this type of spoon made in the UK. I think it was on Bill's post.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Hallmark is a term used for an item made of precious metal. This is more of a makers mark, I haven't got time to search right now but there is a post on here with the various makers marks for this type of spoon made in the UK. I think it was on Bill's post.

Thanks Cru - I was hoping for you to weigh in. Bill and I checked our resources and did not find a match.

Dan