Spoon help.

Garabaldi · Mar 23, 2011

It says "OCH and E. WHITOM". Do you think this is solid silver and how old do you think it is?

BioProfessor · Mar 23, 2011

The E Whiton Company manufactured silver between 1813 and 1879. Most of their pieces were coin silver if not marked sterling.

That's all I got.

Daryl

Breezie · Mar 23, 2011

Hey G,
If it is coin silver, it will bend very easily. Nice find, Breezie

Garabaldi · Mar 24, 2011

BioProfessor said:
The E Whiton Company manufactured silver between 1813 and 1879. Most of their pieces were coin silver if not marked sterling.

That's all I got.

Daryl

Thanks Bio. :icon_thumleft:

Breezie, it does bend very easy. :wink:

Thanks...

BioProfessor · Mar 24, 2011

Holy Crap.

NO! NO! NO!

We weren't telling you to test it by bending it. We were telling you it would bend easily so you would be careful.

STOP!

Daryl

Breezie · Mar 24, 2011

BioProfessor said:
Holy Crap.

NO! NO! NO!

We weren't telling you to test it by bending it. We were telling you it would bend easily so you would be careful.

STOP!

Daryl

Amen Daryl! I'm sorry G, I should have said, 'don't bend it,' but it will bend (have play) in it. Breezie

Kenosha Kid · Mar 24, 2011

BioProfessor said:
The E Whiton Company manufactured silver between 1813 and 1879. Most of their pieces were coin silver if not marked sterling.

That's all I got.

Daryl

Well, it is from sometime in the 1800s at least. It could have been made by either Ezra or Ebed Whiton.

This site states Ezra Whiton was a silversmith in Boston, MA from 1835-1879 : http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...d=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com however, he died in 1858 : http://fam.eastmill.com/i1386.htm#i126923 1813 would have put him at 16 years old.

Ebed Whiton 1802-1879 http://fam.eastmill.com/i1386.htm#i126924 was listed as a silversmith in 1834 http://books.google.com/books?id=-N...=0CDkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Ebed Whiton?&f=false (page 48) after having been an apprentice for Lewis Cary in 1820 (see page 49).

No site I've found distinguishes the two as having seperate hallmarks nor have I found different ones relating to either Ezra or Ebed. Any given site links the hallmarks shown as belonging to either one. No clue what the "OCH" means; maybe a pattern number or initials of the buyer?

Garabaldi · Mar 24, 2011

BioProfessor said:
Holy Crap.

NO! NO! NO!

We weren't telling you to test it by bending it. We were telling you it would bend easily so you would be careful.

STOP!

Daryl

I wasn't bending it, just flexing it. :wink:

Garabaldi · Mar 24, 2011

Kenosha Kid said:
BioProfessor said:

The E Whiton Company manufactured silver between 1813 and 1879. Most of their pieces were coin silver if not marked sterling.

That's all I got.

Daryl

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Well, it is from sometime in the 1800s at least. It could have been made by either Ezra or Ebed Whiton.

This site states Ezra Whiton was a silversmith in Boston, MA from 1835-1879 : http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...d=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com however, he died in 1858 : http://fam.eastmill.com/i1386.htm#i126923 1813 would have put him at 16 years old.

Ebed Whiton 1802-1879 http://fam.eastmill.com/i1386.htm#i126924 was listed as a silversmith in 1834 http://books.google.com/books?id=-N...=0CDkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Ebed Whiton?&f=false (page 48) after having been an apprentice for Lewis Cary in 1820 (see page 49).

No site I've found distinguishes the two as having seperate hallmarks nor have I found different ones relating to either Ezra or Ebed. Any given site links the hallmarks shown as belonging to either one. No clue what the "OCH" means; maybe a pattern number or initials of the buyer?