Cool silver spoon

scratcher · Sep 17, 2009

Does anyone recognize this makers mark? The spoon has a patent of April 1894 if that helps. This is my first non-plated, pretty happy with it....

crazyjarhead · Sep 17, 2009

No, but it looks to be a nice one :icon_sunny:

spartacus53 · Sep 17, 2009

I can't make it out from the picture, but I am sure that someone who collects silverware will identify it in a minute. Still a nice little find there. :icon_thumleft:

CRUSADER · Sep 17, 2009

Any solid silver spoon not broken is a nice find in my books :headbang:

scratcher · Sep 17, 2009

spartacus53 said:
I can't make it out from the picture, but I am sure that someone who collects silverware will identify it in a minute. Still a nice little find there.

Yea, it's a poor picture of a poor stamp. I thought someone might get it from the general outline, though. I will try to get a better shot.....

West Jersey Detecting · Sep 17, 2009

It looks to me like the hallmark of John L. Gale, New York, NY .

Active c1816-1837

Here is a link to the Google Book American silversmiths and their marks: the definitive (1948) edition:
http://tinyurl.com/n69sgt

I hope this helps.

bottlecap4t2 · Sep 17, 2009

hello, "scratcher" nice find.here is a link www.925-1000.com that might help ya out a bit "god bless" ben & colleen.

garthbfan169 · Sep 17, 2009

nice scratcher WTG kool spoon :thumbsup:

scratcher · Sep 17, 2009

Neil in West Jersey said:
It looks to me like the hallmark of John L. Gale, New York, NY .

Active c1816-1837

Here is a link to the Google Book American silversmiths and their marks: the definitive (1948) edition:
http://tinyurl.com/n69sgt

I hope this helps.

I just looked more closely Neil, and I don't think it matches. See my better photo below. The patent date doesn't fit the active dates, either. Thanks for the suggestion on the above site, I will bookmark it for future reference..