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Topic: Conrad Bard & Son mark???

pipilo

Posts: 1
Registered: Feb 2005

posted 02-03-2005 10:02 PM

I have a small pair of silver tongs with spoons on the end marked CBS90. Did Conrad Bard & Son ever use this mark or does anyone know who did or if this is even American made? They have a very intricate pattern on the sides of a flower and bow with fine detailing, so I'm guessing this is from the Victorian period?

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Brent

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Registered: May 99

posted 02-04-2005 08:51 AM

Hello,

Welcome to the Forums! "90" is a designation normally found on European silverplate, and it is very unlikely that CBS stands for Conrad Bard & Son, who were a Philadelphia coin silver producer from the mid 19th C. If I may ask, where did you get the idea that it might be? Just curious.

At any rate, your tongs are very likely European silverplate, 20th C.

Brent

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