help date this Gorham Melrose piece

[snowdogg70]

i just cant seem to match the date letter on this one. is it British?

 

[war-digs-it]

Gorham, from Providence, Rhode island. Using marks similar to the European hallmarks to compare with
their market in a show of quality.
Your piece being a flat handled, butter spreader should date to 1908.

 

[Red-Coat]

Gorham, from Providence, Rhode island. Using marks similar to the European hallmarks to compare with
their market in a show of quality.
Your piece being a flat handled, butter spreader should date to 1908.

Just tidying up some blasts from the past (including some very ancient ones), largely for the benefit of anyone searching the site for information.

No, it’s not that early. Gorham used ‘Melrose’ as a pattern name on two occasions for two completely different designs. The first was in 1908 for a William C. Codman design, and the second was in 1948 for a J. Russell Price design. That one is the latter, from 1948.