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fwood1

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iconnumber posted 09-10-2010 04:20 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for fwood1     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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An elderly friend of mine recently found this item in her attic.

I have spent hours attempting to research this on my own but in all honesty the only knowlege I have gain is the history or BB&B.

What I would like to know is a little history of the item.

I have attached a photo of the item and an additional photo of the bottom showing the hallmark.

All help is welcome, including suggestions regarding sites I may use to do my own additional research.

Thanks!
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agphile

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iconnumber posted 09-10-2010 06:44 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for agphile     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The object looks very like a Guernsey milk can, but I am UK based and cannot say whether this might have been the design source for a US made item.

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Kimo

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iconnumber posted 09-10-2010 11:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kimo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hi Forrest.

Your friend's pitcher is very nicely made but it is not silver, it is nickel.

Best wishes,
Kimo
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fwood1

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Thank you
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iconnumber posted 09-12-2010 04:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for silverhunter     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A question from my side is:

Is this kind of material used for instance also in Hotels? Because the term sometimes is used "Hotel silver", I will check,if this question is placed in another topic with the search function, but it looks like this is such a piece.

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